Fix bug #7718 (Configure fails if shell autorun commands are enabled in the registry)

git-svn-id: svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/branches/BRANCH_2_0_X@39565 a592a061-630c-0410-9148-cb99ea01b6c8

INSTALL

@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ The two following programs should be available at configuration time:
     as. Otherwise, LyX will not be able to run a number of tests. Note
     that users can run these tests manually with Tools>Reconfigure.
 
-  o Python 2.3 or newer installed to be able to import older LyX files
+  o Python 2.4 or newer must be installed. Python is used for many
+    simple tasks that are executed by external scripts, such as the
+    automatic configuration step and the import of older LyX documents
     with the lyx2lyx script (this script is called automatically when
     opening a file). Python 3.0 or later is not supported.
 

INSTALL.scons

@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ Prerequisites:
 --------------
 
 * Python:
-  Python >= 2.6.0 is required to run scons, but Python >= 2.3.4 is used by
+  Python >= 2.6.0 is required to run scons, while LyX itself requires
-  lyx itself so the newer version is needed. Python is widely
+  Python >= 2.4.0 for scripts such as configure.py. Python is widely
-  available on non-windows systems. Windows users can download and install
+  available on non-windows systems. Windows users can download and
-  python from http://www.python.org.
+  install python from http://www.python.org.
 
 * SCons:
   scons >= 1.1.0 is needed. You can either use a full system-wide scons

README

@@ -33,13 +33,9 @@ What do I need to run LyX?
     A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. TeX Live for Linux, MikTeX for
     Windows).
 
-    Python 2.3 or later to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts.
+    Python 2.4 or later to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts.
-    Note 1: Python 2.3.4 or later is required for exporting LyX files
+    Note 1: Python 2.4 or later is required due to the subprocess module.
-    to a pre-unicode format, as previous versions are affected by a bug
+    Note 2: Python 2.6 or later is recommended on Windows.
-    about the normalization of unicode strings.
-    Note 2: Python 2.4.0 or later is required for the clean_dvi.py script,
-    which, however, is only used on Windows, where at least Python 2.6.0
-    is anyway recommended.
     Note 3: Python 3.0 or later is not supported.
 
 How does the LyX version scheme work?

lib/configure.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # \author Bo Peng
 # Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
 
-import sys, os, re, shutil, glob, logging
+import sys, os, re, shutil, glob, logging, subprocess
 
 # set up logging
 logging.basicConfig(level = logging.DEBUG,
@@ -60,9 +60,16 @@ def cmdOutput(cmd):
     '''utility function: run a command and get its output as a string
         cmd: command to run
     '''
-    fout = os.popen(cmd)
+    if os.name == 'nt':
-    output = fout.read()
+        b = False
-    fout.close()
+        cmd = 'cmd /d /c ' + cmd
+    else:
+        b = True
+    pipe = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=b, close_fds=b, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, \
+                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+    pipe.stdin.close()
+    output = pipe.stdout.read()
+    pipe.stdout.close()
     return output.strip()
 
 
@@ -1135,15 +1142,14 @@ def checkLatexConfig(check_config, bool_docbook):
     cl.close()
     #
     # we have chklayouts.tex, then process it
-    fout = os.popen(LATEX + ' wrap_chkconfig.ltx')
+    ret = 1
-    while True:
+    latex_out = cmdOutput(LATEX + ' wrap_chkconfig.ltx')
-        line = fout.readline()
+    for line in latex_out.splitlines():
-        if not line:
-            break;
         if re.match('^\+', line):
             logger.info(line.strip())
-    # if the command succeeds, None will be returned
+            # return None if the command succeeds
-    ret = fout.close()
+            if line == "+Inspection done.":
+                ret = None
     #
     # currently, values in chhkconfig are only used to set
     # \font_encoding

status.20x

@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ What's new
 
 - On Windows, fix call to Computer Algebra System programs (bug 7715).
 
+- On Windows, fix configuration failure when shell autorun commands are
+  are enabled in the registry (bug 7718).
+
 
 * ADVANCED FIND AND REPLACE