X-Git-Url: http://git.tdb.fi/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=source%2Fexternalaction.cpp;h=97f6c619f426cb16e50cef20aa170e2008b86ea7;hb=57bdb055acb0453c75b22cb64f35cc0e817a2827;hp=b86d8028da25636e5677f00e5eb1763df6a17a94;hpb=1a46151c99a406123c4ddfc797a7841baf3e4cc2;p=builder.git

diff --git a/source/externalaction.cpp b/source/externalaction.cpp
index b86d802..97f6c61 100644
--- a/source/externalaction.cpp
+++ b/source/externalaction.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ int ExternalAction::check()
 	}
 	
 	if(!pid)
-		return 255;
+		return exit_code;
 
 	int status;
 	if(waitpid(pid, &status, WNOHANG)==pid)
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ int ExternalAction::check()
 			exit_code=WEXITSTATUS(status);
 		else
 			exit_code=254;
+		pid=0;
 		return exit_code;
 	}
 	else
 		return -1;
 }
 
+/**
+Starts the external program.  Fill in argv before calling this.
+*/
 void ExternalAction::launch()
 {
 	if(builder.get_verbose()>=2)
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ void ExternalAction::launch()
 				argv_[i.count()]=strdup(i->c_str());
 			argv_[argv.size()]=0;
 			execvp(argv_[0], argv_);
+			cout<<"Couldn't execute "<<argv.front()<<'\n';
 			exit(1);
 		}
 		else if(pid<0)