- /* execvp() can only ever return if it fails */
- execvp(cmd.buf, (char **)argv);
-
- trace_printf("trace: exec failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+ /*
+ * if we fail because the command is not found, it is
+ * OK to return. Otherwise, we just pass along the status code.
+ */
+ status = run_command_v_opt(argv, 0);
+ if (status != -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_EXEC) {
+ if (IS_RUN_COMMAND_ERR(status))
+ die("unable to run '%s'", argv[0]);
+ exit(-status);
+ }
+ errno = ENOENT; /* as if we called execvp */