Runtime.exec on windows opens an empty console window

Bryce McKinlay bryce@mckinlay.net.nz
Tue Sep 23 21:40:00 GMT 2003


On Wednesday, Sep 24, 2003, at 07:50 Pacific/Auckland, Rutger Ovidius 
wrote:

> When using a simple call to "Runtime.getRuntime().exec( "some app", 
> null, new
> File( "working dir" ) ); and compiled with gcj, the spawn'd app has 
> its own
> completely empty console window.
>
> I don't know if this is related to the c++filt flickering problem 
> thread, but
> I can't seem to get this app to spawn without a console window.  
> -mwindows
> doesn't seem to make a difference.

Presumably, its the same problem. We have a PR open on this - see:

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12231

Bryce.




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