-failed_assert(char *a, char *file, int line)
-{
- fprintf(stderr, "Assertion \"%s\" failed at %s:%d\n", a, file, line);
- abort();
-}
-
-void
-swap(void **p1, void **p2)
-{
- void *tmp = *p1;
- *p1 = *p2;
- *p2 = tmp;
+spawn(Arg *arg) {
+ static char *shell = NULL;
+
+ if(!shell && !(shell = getenv("SHELL")))
+ shell = "/bin/sh";
+ if(!arg->cmd)
+ return;
+ /* The double-fork construct avoids zombie processes and keeps the code
+ * clean from stupid signal handlers. */
+ if(fork() == 0) {
+ if(fork() == 0) {
+ if(dpy)
+ close(ConnectionNumber(dpy));
+ setsid();
+ execl(shell, shell, "-c", arg->cmd, (char *)NULL);
+ fprintf(stderr, "dwm: execl '%s -c %s'", shell, arg->cmd);
+ perror(" failed");
+ }
+ exit(0);
+ }
+ wait(0);