string command;
- if(wide_aspect)
- command=strprintf("encodedv -w 1 - > \"%s\"\n",filename.c_str());
- else
- command=strprintf("encodedv - > \"%s\"\n",filename.c_str());
-
- // Open the pipe to encodedv
- file=popen(command.c_str(),POPEN_BINARY_WRITE_TYPE);
-
- if(!file)
- {
+ int p[2];
+
+ if (pipe(p)) {
+ synfig::error(_("Unable to open pipe to encodedv"));
+ return false;
+ };
+
+ pid_t pid = fork();
+
+ if (pid == -1) {
+ synfig::error(_("Unable to open pipe to encodedv"));
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ if (pid == 0){
+ // Child process
+ // Dup pipeout to stdin
+ if( dup2( p[0], STDIN_FILENO ) == -1 ){
+ synfig::error(_("Unable to open pipe to encodedv"));
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ // Open filename to stdout
+ FILE* outfile = fopen(filename.c_str(),"wb");
+ if( outfile == NULL ){
+ synfig::error(_("Unable to open pipe to encodedv"));
+ return false;
+ }
+ int outfilefd = fileno(outfile);
+ if( outfilefd == -1 ){
+ synfig::error(_("Unable to open pipe to encodedv"));
+ return false;
+ }
+ if( dup2( outfilefd, STDOUT_FILENO ) == -1 ){
+ synfig::error(_("Unable to open pipe to encodedv"));
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ if(wide_aspect)
+ execlp("encodedv", "encodedv", "-w", "1", "-");
+ else
+ execlp("encodedv", "encodedv", "-");
+ // We should never reach here unless the exec failed
synfig::error(_("Unable to open pipe to encodedv"));
return false;
+ } else {
+ // Parent process
+ // Close pipein, not needed
+ close(p[0]);
+ // Save pipeout to file handle, will write to it later
+ file = fdopen(p[1], "wb");
+ if (file == NULL) {
+ synfig::error(_("Unable to open pipe to encodedv"));
+ return false;
+ }
}
// Sleep for a moment to let the pipe catch up