(Man-build-man-command): When async processes aren't

supported, don't redirect stderr via the shell.
(Man-getpage-in-background, Man-bgproc-sentinel): Support for
systems where async processes don't work.

diff --git a/lisp/man.el b/lisp/man.el
index ac535f0..551aad8 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/man.el
+++ b/lisp/man.el
@@ -397,7 +397,14 @@ that string instead of from the current buffer."
 
 (defsubst Man-build-man-command ()
   "Builds the entire background manpage and cleaning command."
-  (let ((command (concat manual-program " " Man-switches " %s 2>/dev/null"))
+  (let ((command (concat manual-program " " Man-switches
+                        ; Stock MS-DOS shells cannot redirect stderr;
+                        ; `call-process' below sends it to /dev/null,
+                        ; so we don't need `2>' even with DOS shells
+                        ; which do support stderr redirection.
+                        (if (not (fboundp 'start-process))
+                            " %s"
+                          " %s 2>/dev/null")))
        (flist Man-filter-list))
     (while (and flist (car flist))
       (let ((pcom (car (car flist)))
@@ -534,10 +541,24 @@ If a buffer already exists for this man page, it will display immediately."
       (let ((process-environment (copy-sequence process-environment)))
        ;; Prevent any attempt to use display terminal fanciness.
        (setenv "TERM" "dumb")
-       (set-process-sentinel
-        (start-process manual-program buffer "sh" "-c"
-                       (format (Man-build-man-command) man-args))
-        'Man-bgproc-sentinel)))))
+       (if (fboundp 'start-process)
+           (set-process-sentinel
+            (start-process manual-program buffer "sh" "-c"
+                           (format (Man-build-man-command) man-args))
+            'Man-bgproc-sentinel)
+         (progn
+           (let ((exit-status
+                  (call-process shell-file-name nil (list buffer nil) nil "-c"
+                                (format (Man-build-man-command) man-args)))
+                 (msg ""))
+             (or (and (numberp exit-status)
+                      (= exit-status 0))
+                 (and (numberp exit-status)
+                      (setq msg
+                            (format "exited abnormally with code %d"
+                                    exit-status)))
+                 (setq msg exit-status))
+             (Man-bgproc-sentinel bufname msg))))))))
 
 (defun Man-notify-when-ready (man-buffer)
   "Notify the user when MAN-BUFFER is ready.
@@ -647,13 +668,20 @@ Same for the ANSI bold and normal escape sequences."
   (message "%s man page cleaned up" Man-arguments))
 
 (defun Man-bgproc-sentinel (process msg)
-  "Manpage background process sentinel."
-  (let ((Man-buffer (process-buffer process))
+  "Manpage background process sentinel.
+When manpage command is run asynchronously, PROCESS is the process 
+object for the manpage command; when manpage command is run
+synchronously, PROCESS is the name of the buffer where the manpage
+command is run.  Second argument MSG is the exit message of the
+manpage command."
+  (let ((Man-buffer (if (stringp process) (get-buffer process)
+                     (process-buffer process)))
        (delete-buff nil)
        (err-mess nil))
 
     (if (null (buffer-name Man-buffer)) ;; deleted buffer
-       (set-process-buffer process nil)
+       (or (stringp process)
+           (set-process-buffer process nil))
 
       (save-excursion
        (set-buffer Man-buffer)
@@ -665,17 +693,20 @@ Same for the ANSI bold and normal escape sequences."
                                                  (progn
                                                    (end-of-line) (point)))
                       delete-buff t))
-               ((not (and (eq (process-status process) 'exit)
-                          (= (process-exit-status process) 0)))
-                (setq err-mess
-                      (concat (buffer-name Man-buffer)
-                              ": process "
-                              (let ((eos (1- (length msg))))
-                                (if (= (aref msg eos) ?\n)
-                                    (substring msg 0 eos) msg))))
-                (goto-char (point-max))
-                (insert (format "\nprocess %s" msg))
-                )))
+               ((or (stringp process)
+                    (not (and (eq (process-status process) 'exit)
+                              (= (process-exit-status process) 0))))
+                (or (zerop (length msg))
+                    (progn
+                      (setq err-mess
+                            (concat (buffer-name Man-buffer)
+                                    ": process "
+                                    (let ((eos (1- (length msg))))
+                                      (if (= (aref msg eos) ?\n)
+                                          (substring msg 0 eos) msg))))
+                      (goto-char (point-max))
+                      (insert (format "\nprocess %s" msg))))
+                ))
         (if delete-buff
             (kill-buffer Man-buffer)
           (if Man-fontify-manpage-flag
@@ -684,7 +715,7 @@ Same for the ANSI bold and normal escape sequences."
           (run-hooks 'Man-cooked-hook)
           (Man-mode)
           (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
-          )
+          ))
        ;; Restore case-fold-search before calling
        ;; Man-notify-when-ready because it may switch buffers.