amphp / amphp/process

amphp/process 1.x on Windows: Trying to start a non-existent executable gets stuck forever

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Description

Hi, I couldn't find information anywhere whether the 1.x branch is still maintained. If it isn't, my apologies for bothering you.

I found that trying to start a non-existent executable using amphp/process 1.x gets stuck forever on Windows. Minimal example:

<?php

require "vendor/autoload.php";

use Amp\Process\Process;
use function Amp\Promise\wait;

$process = new Process("asdfasdf");
$pid = wait($process->start());

This seems to be a very similar problem to #51, and the patch proposed there (https://github.com/Nicodinus/amphp-process/commit/3d41ea5cf00b8cc5331b0fcf7bd27878cc72063a) fixes it for me.

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Start with the minimal PHP example using Amp\Process\Process and Process::start(), then compare the behavior with the patch linked from issue #51. Reproduce the non-existent executable case on Windows and verify that start() completes with an appropriate failure instead of hanging indefinitely.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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