/*** *execle.c - execute a file with arg list and environment * * Copyright (c) 1985-1991, Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * *Purpose: * defines _execle() - execute a file * *Revision History: * 10-14-83 RN written * 12-11-87 JCR Added "_LOAD_DS" to declaration * 11-20-89 GJF Fixed copyright, indents. Added const attribute to * types of filename and arglist. #include-d PROCESS.H * and added ellipsis to match prototype. * 03-08-90 GJF Replaced _LOAD_DS with _CALLTYPE2, added #include * and removed #include * 07-24-90 SBM Removed redundant includes, replaced by * * 09-27-90 GJF New-style function declarator. * 01-17-91 GJF ANSI naming. * 07-16-93 SRW ALPHA Merge * *******************************************************************************/ #include #include #include #include #include #include #include /*** *int _execle(filename, arglist) - execute a file * *Purpose: * Execute the given file (overlays the calling process). * We must dig the environment vector out of the stack and pass it * and address of argument vector to execve. * *Entry: * char *filename - file to execute * char *arglist - argument list followed by environment * should be called like _execle(path, arg0, arg1, ..., argn, NULL, envp); * *Exit: * destroys calling process (hopefully) * if fails, returns -1. * *Exceptions: * *******************************************************************************/ int _CALLTYPE2 _execle ( const char *filename, const char *arglist, ... ) { va_list vargs; char * argbuf[64]; char ** argv; char ** envp; int result; assert(filename != NULL); assert(*filename != '\0'); assert(arglist != NULL); assert(*arglist != '\0'); va_start(vargs, arglist); argv = _capture_argv(&vargs, arglist, argbuf, 64); envp = va_arg(vargs, char **); va_end(vargs); result = _execve(filename,argv,envp); if (argv && argv != argbuf) free(argv); return result; }