This tool aims at remplacing an existing windows executable file by a launcher that will read a configuration file named generic_launcher_configuration.txt and execute the containing one-liner command instead of the original executable file that has been overwritten.
If the input one-liner command is echo This is a standard output&& echo This is a standard error>&2 then the execution of generic_launcher.exe will execute the configured command. The message displayed in stdout will be This is a standard output and the message displayed in stderr will be This is a standard error.
If the input one-liner command is echo then the execution of generic_launcher.exe toto tata -com test will be equivalent to the command echo toto tata -com test. The message displayed will be toto tata -com test.
Run build.bat. This will generate the executable file here dist\generic_launcher.exe.
Open the subfolder dist.
Run test_generic_launcher.bat. This will
- execute a reference command and save the result in 2 output files.
- execute
generic_launcher.exeand save the result in 2 output files. - compare the output files (stdout vs stdout) and (stderr vs stderr). There should be no difference.
Replace the executable file of your choice with generic_launcher.exe and in the same folder, add a file generic_launcher_configuration.txt. In this configuration file, set the alternative command that should be run instead of the overwritten executable.
Nothing.