(In reply to Richard Elkins from comment #9) > The source code indicates that soffice.bin is the one starting a background > process that does not finish before soffice.bin exits. > > See: > https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/blob/master/shell/source/unix/exec/ > shellexec.cxx > Go to line 218: > > OString cmd = > #ifdef LINUX > // avoid blocking (call it in background) > "( " + aBuffer.makeStringAndClear() + " ) &"; > #else > aBuffer.makeStringAndClear(); > #endif > FILE *pLaunch = popen(cmd.getStr(), "w"); > if ( pLaunch != nullptr ) > { > if ( 0 == pclose( pLaunch ) ) > return; > > It would be interesting to understand why execution is in background *only* > for Linux. In my opinion, it is undesirable for command line execution in > any O/S. > > Other opinions? It is possible for me to be perfectly content with the > artificial `sleep N` in my shell script.
it was added in https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=f5fe1aa1 to fix bug 32427 @Richard, can you confirm removing the mentioned ifdef condition would fix the issue? In that case we could submit a patch removing it. Most likely bug 32427 is obsolete nowadays... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1777285 Title: Batch libreoffice --convert-to offers no way to wait for document completion To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/1777285/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
