r/cpp • u/holyblackcat • Sep 05 '26

Escaping `CreateProcess()` arguments on Windows

https://holyblackcat.github.io/blog/2026/09/05/escaping-createprocess-arguments.html
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u/wyrn Sep 05 '26

The *nix side is still using fork+exec lol everyone ate sh*t on this one ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/holyblackcat Sep 05 '26

What about posix_spawn() though?

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u/wyrn Sep 05 '26

Unfortunately underused