add working dir parameter

sometimes it is useful to launch a process with a specified
working directory. Only use this as an optional argument.

Change-Id: I4eedd9b27713b9bc284f1945e67e115b5615640b
Reviewed-by: Tim Jenssen <tim.jenssen@nokia.com>

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
index 96fabdebe..39a8ad343 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
@@ -1201,17 +1201,23 @@ QList<QVariant> PackageManagerCore::execute(const QString &program, const QStrin
 
     \param program The program that should be executed.
     \param arguments Optional list of arguments.
+    \param workingDirectory Optional working directory of the forked process.
     \return If the command could not be executed, an false will be returned
 */
 
-bool PackageManagerCore::executeDetached(const QString &program, const QStringList &arguments) const
+bool PackageManagerCore::executeDetached(const QString &program, const QStringList &arguments,
+    const QString &workingDirectory) const
 {
     QString adjustedProgram = replaceVariables(program);
     QStringList adjustedArguments;
+    QString adjustedWorkingDir = replaceVariables(workingDirectory);
     foreach (const QString &argument, arguments)
         adjustedArguments.append(replaceVariables(argument));
-    qDebug() << "run application as detached process:" << adjustedProgram << adjustedArguments;
-    return QProcess::startDetached(adjustedProgram, adjustedArguments);
+    qDebug() << "run application as detached process:" << adjustedProgram << adjustedArguments << adjustedWorkingDir;
+    if (workingDirectory.isEmpty())
+        return QProcess::startDetached(adjustedProgram, adjustedArguments);
+    else
+        return QProcess::startDetached(adjustedProgram, adjustedArguments, adjustedWorkingDir);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
index b7dd7585e..55d5760fd 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QList<QVariant> execute(const QString &program,
         const QStringList &arguments = QStringList(), const QString &stdIn = QString()) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE bool executeDetached(const QString &program,
-        const QStringList &arguments = QStringList()) const;
+        const QStringList &arguments = QStringList(),
+        const QString &workingDirectory = QString()) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE QString environmentVariable(const QString &name) const;
 
     Q_INVOKABLE bool performOperation(const QString &name, const QStringList &arguments);