diff -r 889b7545a408 -r 591b6778d076 src/Pure/Concurrent/bash_sequential.ML
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+++ b/src/Pure/Concurrent/bash_sequential.ML	Sat Nov 27 16:29:53 2010 +0100
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+(*  Title:      Pure/Concurrent/bash_sequential.ML
+    Author:     Makarius
+
+Generic GNU bash processes (no provisions to propagate interrupts, but
+could work via the controlling tty).
+*)
+
+local
+
+fun read_file name =
+  let val is = TextIO.openIn name
+  in Exn.release (Exn.capture TextIO.inputAll is before TextIO.closeIn is) end;
+
+fun write_file name txt =
+  let val os = TextIO.openOut name
+  in Exn.release (Exn.capture TextIO.output (os, txt) before TextIO.closeOut os) end;
+
+in
+
+fun bash_output script =
+  let
+    val script_name = OS.FileSys.tmpName ();
+    val _ = write_file script_name script;
+
+    val output_name = OS.FileSys.tmpName ();
+
+    val status =
+      OS.Process.system ("exec \"$ISABELLE_HOME/lib/scripts/process\" no_group /dev/null" ^
+        " script \"exec bash " ^ script_name ^ " > " ^ output_name ^ "\"");
+    val rc =
+      (case Posix.Process.fromStatus status of
+        Posix.Process.W_EXITED => 0
+      | Posix.Process.W_EXITSTATUS w => Word8.toInt w
+      | Posix.Process.W_SIGNALED s => 256 + LargeWord.toInt (Posix.Signal.toWord s)
+      | Posix.Process.W_STOPPED s => 512 + LargeWord.toInt (Posix.Signal.toWord s));
+
+    val output = read_file output_name handle IO.Io _ => "";
+    val _ = OS.FileSys.remove script_name handle OS.SysErr _ => ();
+    val _ = OS.FileSys.remove output_name handle OS.SysErr _ => ();
+  in (output, rc) end;
+
+end;
+