1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ide/ideutils.ml b/ide/ideutils.ml
index e5edce660e..4cf9c1ba22 100644
--- a/ide/ideutils.ml
+++ b/ide/ideutils.ml
@@ -240,3 +240,24 @@ let rec print_list print fmt = function
   | [] -> ()
   | [x] -> print fmt x
   | x :: r -> print fmt x; print_list print fmt r
+
+
+let run_command f c =
+  let result = Buffer.create 127 in
+  let cin,cout,cerr = Unix.open_process_full c [||] in
+  let buff = String.make 127 ' ' in
+  let buffe = String.make 127 ' ' in
+  let n = ref 0 in
+  let ne = ref 0 in
+
+  while n:= input cin buff 0 127 ; ne := input cerr buffe 0 127 ; 
+    !n+ !ne <> 0
+  do 
+    let r = String.sub buff 0 !n in 
+    f r;
+    Buffer.add_string result r;
+    let r = String.sub buffe 0 !ne in 
+    f r;
+    Buffer.add_string result r 
+  done;
+  (Unix.close_process_full (cin,cout,cerr),  Buffer.contents result)