From ef786f9a75cc5a7e191dc604abd5314f9573dd0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Delyan Angelov <delian66@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:55:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] os: add os.execvp/2

---
 vlib/os/os_c.v | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/vlib/os/os_c.v b/vlib/os/os_c.v
index 4e84bf9ced..cd74f92f8e 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os_c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os_c.v
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ fn C.fdopen(int, string) voidptr
 
 fn C.CopyFile(&u32, &u32, int) int
 
+fn C.execvp(file charptr, argv &charptr) int
+
 // fn C.proc_pidpath(int, byteptr, int) int
 struct C.stat {
 	st_size  int
@@ -866,3 +868,21 @@ pub fn create(path string) ?File {
 		is_opened: true
 	}
 }
+
+// execvp - loads and executes a new child process, in place of the current process.
+// The child process executable is located in `cmdpath`.
+// The arguments, that will be passed to it are in `args`.
+// NB: this function will NOT return when successfull, since
+// the child process will take control over execution.
+pub fn execvp(cmdpath string, args []string) ? {
+	mut cargs := []charptr{}
+	cargs << cmdpath.str
+	for i in 0 .. args.len {
+		cargs << args[i].str
+	}
+	cargs << charptr(0)
+	res := C.execvp(cmdpath.str, cargs.data)
+	if res == -1 {
+		return error(posix_get_error_msg(C.errno))
+	}
+}