[kde-linux] Executing bash scripts - redux

[Robin Atwood]

On Tuesday 11 August 2009, Robin Atwood wrote:
> About 18 months ago you guys helped me with an KDE3 app I developed where I
> needed to execute and capture the output of bash init scripts:
> http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-devel&m=120488838806612&w=2
>
> Now I have updated it to KDE4 and currently have an embedded konsole part
> using code copied from the kateconsole plugin. What I have working is a
> shell made by "TerminalInterface::showShellInDir()" and I send it commands
> with the "sendInput()" method. This works but I don't want the user to have
> access to the shell prompt, what I need is a read-only shell that only
> displays the output of the commands. I tried
> "startProgram( "/bin/sh", script )" but then the widget just closes.
> Anybody know the trick to this? I know KDevelop has something like this but
> doesn't seem to use the TerminalInterface when I searched.
>
> TIA
> -Robin

Ignore this - wrong list. :(
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