Backport #7143: system("ls && ls") should work in windows

• Status: Closed
• Assignee: usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)

[rogerdpack (Roger Pack)]

Hello.
Since windows "on the command line" supports &&, I believe this should work for ruby system commands.

It appears this run both commands, as expected (the first one fails):

using "||" works well:

system("ffmpeg -i || ls") # ffmpeg -i fails

using &&

system("ls && ls")
ls: &&: No such file or directory
ls: ls: No such file or directory
=> false

Thanks.
-roger-

[phasis68 (Heesob Park)]

As you know, && is a shell feature.

using "&&" works well when used with the internal command.

irb(main):001:0> system('ver && ls')

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
Thumbs.db devkitvars.ps1 home m.ico msys.ico qq2 xxx
bin dk.rb include mingw postinstall sbin
devkitvars.bat etc lib msys.bat qq share
=> true

Here is a simple patch to invoke shell when command contains '&':
diff --git a/win32.c b/win32.c.new
index 7eaf1fc..3446728 100644
--- a/win32.c
+++ b/win32.c.new
@@ -1446,6 +1446,7 @@ has_redirection(const char *cmd)
case '>':
case '<':
case '|':

•     case '&':
      case '\n':
        if (!quote)
            return TRUE;
  

[luislavena (Luis Lavena)]

• Category set to misc
• Status changed from Open to Assigned
• Assignee set to usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)

Usa, do you think adding such support is a good thing?

[usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)]

• Status changed from Assigned to Closed
• % Done changed from 0 to 100

This issue was solved with changeset r37322.
Roger, thank you for reporting this issue.
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.
May Ruby be with you.

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• win32/win32.c (has_redirection): should use shell (cmd.exe) when
  the commandline containts '&'.
  reported by Roger Pack at [ruby-core:47912] [Bug #7143], and
  patched by Heesob Park at [ruby-core:47931].

[usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)]

• Tracker changed from Bug to Backport
• Project changed from Ruby to 13
• Category deleted (misc)
• Status changed from Closed to Assigned

[usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)]

• Status changed from Assigned to Closed

This issue was solved with changeset r37549.
Roger, thank you for reporting this issue.
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.
May Ruby be with you.

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merge revision(s) 37322: [Backport #7143]

* win32/win32.c (has_redirection): should use shell (cmd.exe) when
  the commandline containts '&'.
  reported by Roger Pack at [ruby-core:47912] [Bug #7143], and
  patched by Heesob Park at [ruby-core:47931].