added a version of exec_read that provides a return code (RootCoreUtils-00-00-37)

	* added a version of exec_read that provides a return code
	* going into RootCoreUtils-00-00-37

2016-04-18 Nils Krumnack <Nils.Erik.Krumnack@cern.ch>
	* added a [[noreturn]] attribute to RCU_THROW_MSG
	* going into RootCoreUtils-00-00-36

PhysicsAnalysis/D3PDTools/RootCoreUtils/Root/PrintMsg.cxx

@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #include <RootCoreUtils/PrintMsg.h>
 
 #include <TString.h>
+#include <RootCoreUtils/Assert.h>
 #include <RootCoreUtils/Message.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
 
 //
 // method implementations
@@ -49,4 +51,36 @@ namespace RCU
   {
     send_message (package, file, line, type, msg.Data());
   }
+
+
+
+  void send_message_abort (const char *package, const char *file, unsigned line,
+		     MessageType type, const char *msg)
+  {
+    Message message;
+    message.package = package;
+    message.file = file;
+    message.line = line;
+    message.type = type;
+    message.message = msg;
+    message.send ();
+    RCU_ASSERT0 ("shouldn't get here");
+    std::abort ();
+  }
+
+
+
+  void send_message_abort (const char *package, const char *file, unsigned line,
+			   MessageType type, const std::string& msg)
+  {
+    send_message_abort (package, file, line, type, msg.c_str());
+  }
+
+
+
+  void send_message_abort (const char *package, const char *file, unsigned line,
+			   MessageType type, const TString& msg)
+  {
+    send_message_abort (package, file, line, type, msg.Data());
+  }
 }

PhysicsAnalysis/D3PDTools/RootCoreUtils/Root/ShellExec.cxx

@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ namespace RCU
 
 
     std::string exec_read (const std::string& cmd)
+    {
+      int rc = 0;
+      std::string result = exec_read (cmd, rc);
+      if (rc != 0)
+	RCU_THROW_MSG ("command failed: " + cmd + "\nwith output:\n" + result);
+      return result;
+    }
+
+
+
+    std::string exec_read (const std::string& cmd, int& rc)
     {
       std::string result;
       FILE *pipe = 0;
@@ -48,15 +59,15 @@ namespace RCU
 	{
 	  result.append (&buffer[0], read);
 	}
+	rc = pclose (pipe);
+	pipe = nullptr;
+	return result;
       } catch (...)
       {
 	if (pipe)
-	  pclose (pipe);
+	  rc = pclose (pipe);
 	throw;
       }
-      if (pclose (pipe) != 0)
-	RCU_THROW_MSG ("command failed: " + cmd + "\nwith output:\n" + result);
-      return result;
     }
 
 

PhysicsAnalysis/D3PDTools/RootCoreUtils/RootCoreUtils/PrintMsg.h

@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ namespace RCU
 		     MessageType type, const std::string& msg);
   void send_message (const char *package, const char *file, unsigned line,
 		     MessageType type, const TString& msg);
+  [[noreturn]] void
+  send_message_abort (const char *package, const char *file, unsigned line,
+		      MessageType type, const char *msg);
+  [[noreturn]] void
+  send_message_abort (const char *package, const char *file, unsigned line,
+		      MessageType type, const std::string& msg);
+  [[noreturn]] void
+  send_message_abort (const char *package, const char *file, unsigned line,
+		      MessageType type, const TString& msg);
 }
 
 #ifndef ROOTCORE_PACKAGE
@@ -47,6 +56,6 @@ namespace RCU
   ::RCU::send_message (ROOTCORE_PACKAGE, __FILE__, __LINE__, ::RCU::MESSAGE_ERROR, (message));
 
 #define RCU_THROW_MSG(message)						\
-  ::RCU::send_message (ROOTCORE_PACKAGE, __FILE__, __LINE__, ::RCU::MESSAGE_EXCEPTION, (message));
+  ::RCU::send_message_abort (ROOTCORE_PACKAGE, __FILE__, __LINE__, ::RCU::MESSAGE_EXCEPTION, (message));
 
 #endif

PhysicsAnalysis/D3PDTools/RootCoreUtils/RootCoreUtils/ShellExec.h

@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ namespace RCU
     std::string exec_read (const std::string& cmd);
 
 
+    /// effects: execute the given command and return the output
+    /// returns: the output of the command
+    /// guarantee: strong
+    /// failures: out of memory III
+    /// failures: system failure
+    /// failures: command failure
+    std::string exec_read (const std::string& cmd, int& rc);
+
+
     /// effects: quote the given name to protect it from the shell
     /// returns: the quoted name
     /// guarantee: strong