+static const char **prepare_shell_cmd(const char **argv)
+{
+ int argc, nargc = 0;
+ const char **nargv;
+
+ for (argc = 0; argv[argc]; argc++)
+ ; /* just counting */
+ /* +1 for NULL, +3 for "sh -c" plus extra $0 */
+ nargv = xmalloc(sizeof(*nargv) * (argc + 1 + 3));
+
+ if (argc < 1)
+ die("BUG: shell command is empty");
+
+ nargv[nargc++] = "sh";
+ nargv[nargc++] = "-c";
+
+ if (argc < 2)
+ nargv[nargc++] = argv[0];
+ else {
+ struct strbuf arg0 = STRBUF_INIT;
+ strbuf_addf(&arg0, "%s \"$@\"", argv[0]);
+ nargv[nargc++] = strbuf_detach(&arg0, NULL);
+ }
+
+ for (argc = 0; argv[argc]; argc++)
+ nargv[nargc++] = argv[argc];
+ nargv[nargc] = NULL;
+
+ return nargv;
+}
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+static int execv_shell_cmd(const char **argv)
+{
+ const char **nargv = prepare_shell_cmd(argv);
+ trace_argv_printf(nargv, "trace: exec:");
+ execvp(nargv[0], (char **)nargv);
+ free(nargv);
+ return -1;
+}
+#endif
+