[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 117731] Batch libreoffice --convert-to offers no way to wait for document completion

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117731

Richard Elkins <richard.elkins at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #9 from Richard Elkins <richard.elkins at gmail.com> ---
The source code indicates that soffice.bin is the one starting a background
process that does not finish before soffice.bin exits.

See:
https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/blob/master/shell/source/unix/exec/shellexec.cxx
Go to line 218:

    OString cmd =
#ifdef LINUX
        // avoid blocking (call it in background)
        "( " + aBuffer.makeStringAndClear() + " ) &";
#else
        aBuffer.makeStringAndClear();
#endif
    FILE *pLaunch = popen(cmd.getStr(), "w");
    if ( pLaunch != nullptr )
    {
        if ( 0 == pclose( pLaunch ) )
            return;

It would be interesting to understand why execution is in background *only* for
Linux. In my opinion, it is undesirable for command line execution in any O/S.

Other opinions?  It is possible for me to be perfectly content with the
artificial `sleep N` in my shell script.

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