From e08a7f35876cf102a6453273a71d8664debfb55c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Janic Duplessis <janicduplessis@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:27:00 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fix launching text editor from a redbox stacktrace on windows

Summary:
Launch the editor with cmd on windows.
Closes https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/5238

Reviewed By: svcscm

Differential Revision: D2819943

Pulled By: pcottle

fb-gh-sync-id: a38f88bb9be72871cc3a37367973371176799d9e
---
 local-cli/server/util/launchEditor.js | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/local-cli/server/util/launchEditor.js b/local-cli/server/util/launchEditor.js
index a456eda59..ee8445294 100644
--- a/local-cli/server/util/launchEditor.js
+++ b/local-cli/server/util/launchEditor.js
@@ -125,7 +125,13 @@ function launchEditor(fileName, lineNumber) {
     _childProcess.kill('SIGKILL');
   }
 
-  _childProcess = child_process.spawn(editor, args, {stdio: 'inherit'});
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    // On Windows, launch the editor in a shell because spawn can only
+    // launch .exe files.
+    _childProcess = child_process.spawn('cmd.exe', ['/C', editor].concat(args), {stdio: 'inherit'});
+  } else {
+    _childProcess = child_process.spawn(editor, args, {stdio: 'inherit'});
+  }
   _childProcess.on('exit', function(errorCode) {
     _childProcess = null;