TBuildEngine.ExecuteCommand procedure

Member of TBuildEnginepublicIn unit fpMkUnit

Executes a command with arguments and environment variables

Declaration

pascal

procedure ExecuteCommand(const Cmd: string; const Args: TStrings; 
 Env: TStrings=Nil; IgnoreError: Boolean=False)
 ; virtual

Arguments

`Cmd`	Command executable to run
`Args`	Command line arguments list
`Env`	Environment variables for command execution
`IgnoreError`	Whether to ignore command execution errors

Description

Executes an external command with the specified arguments and environment variables. The command execution can optionally ignore errors based on the IgnoreError parameter.

This is used by the build system to invoke external tools like compilers, linkers, archive utilities, and other build tools during the compilation and installation process.

An experiment, built from development snapshots. Not the official Free Pascal or Lazarus documentation.