popen() to execute\read a Linux (not windows) command

[Eric Pouech]

Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> Sergio wrote:
> 
>> I see. But I need to link to msvcrt for the rest of the functions in 
>> the dll
>> I am trying to make. I only need popen to be linked using linux' 
>> libraries.
>> Do you know what I can do to have both things (standard popen and wine's
>> libraries for the rest of the dll)?
>>   
> 
> A second dll maybe. (That is not liked to msvcrt)
what about dlopen/dlsym on (g)libc + popen ?

> Also one more thing you could do is a small Winelib app 
> (run_unix.exe.so) that communicates STDIN STDOUT raw style through 
> GetStdHandle / ReadFile /WriteFile (see MSDN). and in tern popen() a 
> Linux process. So you do:
> 
> <Winelib_code>
>    popen("run_unix param1 param2 ..." ,"rb+") ;
> </Winelib_code>
> 
> Such a program could also be useful for a Native app that needs to run a 
> Linux application.

we should even try to integrate it to popen in builtin msvcrt
A+
-- 
Eric Pouech