start fixing all this old junk

run.go

@@ -47,22 +47,25 @@ func RunString(args string) bool {
 func Run(args []string) bool {
 	dir, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
-		println("Failed to get current directory:", err)
 		return false
 	}
 
-	return RunPath(dir, args)
+	err = RunPath(dir, args)
+	if err == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
+var ErrorArgvEmpty error = errors.New("command was empty")
+
 // run, but set the working path
-func RunPath(path string, args []string) bool {
+func RunPath(path string, args []string) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		log.Warn("command line was empty")
-		return false
+		return ErrorArgvEmpty
 	}
 	if args[0] == "" {
-		log.Warn("command line was empty")
-		return false
+		return ErrorArgvEmpty
 	}
 	thing := args[0]
 	parts := args[1:]
@@ -81,9 +84,9 @@ func RunPath(path string, args []string) bool {
 		log.Info("path =", path)
 		log.Info("args =", args)
 		log.Info("err =", err.Error())
-		return false
+		return err
 	}
-	return true
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (cmd *OldShell) Run(cmdline string) string {

shell.go

@@ -165,6 +165,21 @@ func Exec(cmdline string) {
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
+func NewRun(workingpath string, cmd []string) error {
+	log.Log(INFO, "NewRun() ", cmd)
+
+	process := exec.Command(cmd[0], cmd[1:len(cmd)]...)
+	// Set the working directory
+	process.Dir = workingpath
+	process.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	process.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	process.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	process.Start()
+	err := process.Wait()
+	log.Log(INFO, "shell.Exec() err =", err)
+	return err
+}
+
 // return true if the filename exists (cross-platform)
 func Exists(filename string) bool {
 	_, err := os.Stat(Path(filename))