windows: workaround for windows "behavior" regarding parsing exec() arguments

2013-10-03 23:42:51 +02:00 · 2013-10-03 23:42:51 +02:00 · 687e004b1d
commit 687e004b1d
parent 803e128b8e
1 changed files with 4 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/core-modules/000QubesVm.py
+++ b/core-modules/000QubesVm.py
@ -1437,6 +1437,10 @@ class QubesVm(object):
        if os.isatty(sys.stderr.fileno()):
            args += ["-T"]
        if passio:
+            if os.name == 'nt':
+                # see here for the explanation (_exec doc):
+                #  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/431x4c1w.aspx
+                args[0] = '"%"' % args[0]
            os.execv(system_path["qrexec_client_path"], args)
            exit(1)