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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/otherlibs/win32unix/createprocess.c b/otherlibs/win32unix/createprocess.c
index 6e84c78da..a99af4036 100644
--- a/otherlibs/win32unix/createprocess.c
+++ b/otherlibs/win32unix/createprocess.c
@@ -39,15 +39,18 @@ value win_create_process_native(value cmd, value cmdline, value env,
si.hStdInput = Handle_val(fd1);
si.hStdOutput = Handle_val(fd2);
si.hStdError = Handle_val(fd3);
- /* If we do not have a console window, then we must run
- console mode applications as detached processes.
+ /* If we do not have a console window, then we must create one
+ before running the process (keep it hidden for apparence).
Otherwise, a new console is created and the redirections
are ignored. If we're running a GUI application, the
- detached / non-detached flag doesn't matter. */
+ newly created console doesn't matter. */
if (win_has_console())
flags = 0;
- else
- flags = DETACHED_PROCESS;
+ else {
+ flags = CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE;
+ si.dwFlags |= STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
+ si.wShowWindow = SW_HIDE;
+ }
/* Create the process */
if (! CreateProcess(exefile, String_val(cmdline), NULL, NULL,
TRUE, flags, envp, NULL, &si, &pi)) {