Avoid #ifdef's and use OS specific code.

git-svn-id: svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/trunk@29652 a592a061-630c-0410-9148-cb99ea01b6c8

src/support/Systemcall.cpp

@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ int Systemcall::startscript(Starttype how, string const & what)
 #else
 	QString cmd = QString::fromLocal8Bit(what.c_str());
 	QProcess * process = new QProcess;
-#ifndef _WIN32
-	if (isatty(1))
-		process->setStandardOutputFile(toqstr("/dev/stdout"));
-	if (isatty(2))
-		process->setStandardErrorFile(toqstr("/dev/stderr"));
-#endif
+	if (os::terminal_output()) {
+		// Qt won't start the process if we redirect stdout and
+		// stderr this way, without running in a terminal.
+		process->setStandardOutputFile(toqstr(os::stdoutdev()));
+		process->setStandardErrorFile(toqstr(os::stderrdev()));
+	}
 	process->start(cmd);
 	if (!process->waitForStarted(3000)) {
 		LYXERR0("Qprocess " << cmd << " did not start!");
@@ -92,10 +92,12 @@ int Systemcall::startscript(Starttype how, string const & what)
 		LYXERR0("state " << process->state());
 		LYXERR0("status " << process->exitStatus());
 	}
-#ifdef _WIN32
+	if (!os::terminal_output()) {
+	    // Even if we are not running in a terminal, the output could
+	    // go to some log file, for example ~/.xsession-errors on *nix.
 	    cout << fromqstr(QString::fromLocal8Bit(process->readAllStandardOutput().data())) << endl;
 	    cerr << fromqstr(QString::fromLocal8Bit(process->readAllStandardError().data())) << endl;
-#endif
+	}
 	killProcess(process);
 	return exit_code;
 #endif

src/support/os.h

@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ void init(int argc, char * argv[]);
 /// Returns the name of the NULL device (/dev/null, null).
 std::string const & nulldev();
 
+/// Returns the name of the stdout device (/dev/stdout, /dev/tty, conout$).
+std::string const & stdoutdev();
+
+/// Returns the name of the stderr device (/dev/stderr, /dev/tty, conout$).
+std::string const & stderrdev();
+
+/// Tells whether LyX is being run from a terminal and stdout/stderr are
+/// not redirected.
+bool terminal_output();
+
 /// Returns "/" on *nix, "C:/", etc on Windows.
 std::string current_root();
 

src/support/os_cygwin.cpp

@@ -240,6 +240,26 @@ string const & nulldev()
 }
 
 
+string const & stdoutdev()
+{
+	static string const stdoutdev_ = "/dev/stdout";
+	return stdoutdev_;
+}
+
+
+string const & stderrdev()
+{
+	static string const stderrdev_ = "/dev/stderr";
+	return stderrdev_;
+}
+
+
+bool terminal_output()
+{
+	return isatty(1) && isatty(2);
+}
+
+
 shell_type shell()
 {
 	return UNIX;

src/support/os_unix.cpp

@@ -30,8 +30,23 @@ namespace lyx {
 namespace support {
 namespace os {
 
+namespace {
+
+string stdoutdev_ = "/dev/stdout";
+string stderrdev_ = "/dev/stderr";
+
+} // namespace anon
+
 void init(int, char *[])
-{}
+{
+	// Check whether /dev/stdout and /dev/stderr are available,
+	// otherwise default to /dev/tty.
+	if (access(stdoutdev_.c_str(), W_OK) != 0
+	    || access(stderrdev_.c_str(), W_OK) != 0) {
+		stdoutdev_ = "/dev/tty";
+		stderrdev_ = "/dev/tty";
+	}
+}
 
 
 string current_root()
@@ -130,6 +145,24 @@ string const & nulldev()
 }
 
 
+string const & stdoutdev()
+{
+	return stdoutdev_;
+}
+
+
+string const & stderrdev()
+{
+	return stderrdev_;
+}
+
+
+bool terminal_output()
+{
+	return isatty(1) && isatty(2);
+}
+
+
 shell_type shell()
 {
 	return UNIX;

src/support/os_win32.cpp

@@ -296,6 +296,31 @@ string const & nulldev()
 }
 
 
+string const & stdoutdev()
+{
+	static string const stdoutdev_ = "conout$";
+	return stdoutdev_;
+}
+
+
+string const & stderrdev()
+{
+	static string const stderrdev_ = "conout$";
+	return stderrdev_;
+}
+
+
+bool terminal_output()
+{
+	// FIXME: Passing conout$ to Qt fails, most probably for the
+	// reason explained here:
+	// http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B90088&x=15&y=15
+	// How to convince Qt to open conout$ in FILE_SHARE_WRITE mode?
+	// For the time being, we assume we are not running in a terminal.
+	return false;
+}
+
+
 shell_type shell()
 {
 	return CMD_EXE;