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1 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 3afb124c7..aad03ab70 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -557,7 +557,12 @@ int finish_command(struct child_process *cmd)
int run_command(struct child_process *cmd)
{
- int code = start_command(cmd);
+ int code;
+
+ if (cmd->out < 0 || cmd->err < 0)
+ die("BUG: run_command with a pipe can cause deadlock");
+
+ code = start_command(cmd);
if (code)
return code;
return finish_command(cmd);
@@ -829,3 +834,19 @@ int run_hook_le(const char *const *env, const char *name, ...)
return ret;
}
+
+int capture_command(struct child_process *cmd, struct strbuf *buf, size_t hint)
+{
+ cmd->out = -1;
+ if (start_command(cmd) < 0)
+ return -1;
+
+ if (strbuf_read(buf, cmd->out, hint) < 0) {
+ close(cmd->out);
+ finish_command(cmd); /* throw away exit code */
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ close(cmd->out);
+ return finish_command(cmd);
+}