char *hook; /* hook program from context */
pid_t pid; /* ID of child process */
int status; /* exit or other child process status */
- char *vec[4]; /* argument vector for child process */
+ char **vec; /* argument vector for child process */
+ int vecp; /* Vector index */
+ char *program; /* Name of program to execute */
static int did_message = 0; /* set if we've already output a message */
- if ((hook = context_find(hook_name)) == (char *)0)
+ if ((hook = context_find(hook_name)) == NULL)
return (OK);
- switch (pid = vfork()) {
+ switch (pid = fork()) {
case -1:
status = NOTOK;
advise(NULL, "external database may be out-of-date.");
break;
case 0:
- vec[0] = r1bindex(hook, '/');
- vec[1] = message_file_name_1;
- vec[2] = message_file_name_2;
- vec[3] = (char *)0;
- execvp(hook, vec);
+ vec = argsplit(hook, &program, &vecp);
+ vec[vecp++] = message_file_name_1;
+ vec[vecp++] = message_file_name_2;
+ vec[vecp++] = NULL;
+ execvp(program, vec);
+ advise(program, "Unable to execute");
_exit(-1);
/* NOTREACHED */
if (status != OK) {
if (did_message == 0) {
- if ((hook = context_find("msg-hook")) != (char *)0)
- advise(NULL, hook);
- else
- advise(NULL, "external hook (%s) did not work properly.", hook);
-
+ char *msghook;
+ if ((msghook = context_find("msg-hook")) != NULL)
+ advise(NULL, msghook);
+ else {
+ char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
+ snprintf(errbuf, sizeof(errbuf), "external hook \"%s\"", hook);
+ pidstatus(status, stderr, errbuf);
+ }
did_message = 1;
}