1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pure/osproc.nim b/lib/pure/osproc.nim
index 0cf2171de..b2239b9c5 100644
--- a/lib/pure/osproc.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/osproc.nim
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const poUseShell* {.deprecated.} = poUsePath
   ## Deprecated alias for poUsePath.
 
 proc execProcess*(command: string,
+                  workingDir: string = "",
                   args: openArray[string] = [],
                   env: StringTableRef = nil,
                   options: set[ProcessOption] = {poStdErrToStdOut,
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ proc running*(p: Process): bool {.rtl, extern: "nosp$1", tags: [].}
   ## Returns true iff the process `p` is still running. Returns immediately.
 
 proc processID*(p: Process): int {.rtl, extern: "nosp$1".} =
-  ## returns `p`'s process ID.
+  ## returns `p`'s process ID. See also ``os.getCurrentProcessId()``.
   return p.id
 
 proc waitForExit*(p: Process, timeout: int = -1): int {.rtl,
@@ -349,12 +350,13 @@ proc select*(readfds: var seq[Process], timeout = 500): int
 
 when not defined(useNimRtl):
   proc execProcess(command: string,
+                   workingDir: string = "",
                    args: openArray[string] = [],
                    env: StringTableRef = nil,
                    options: set[ProcessOption] = {poStdErrToStdOut,
                                                    poUsePath,
                                                    poEvalCommand}): TaintedString =
-    var p = startProcess(command, args=args, env=env, options=options)
+    var p = startProcess(command, workingDir=workingDir, args=args, env=env, options=options)
     var outp = outputStream(p)
     result = TaintedString""
     var line = newStringOfCap(120).TaintedString
@@ -1323,6 +1325,12 @@ proc execCmdEx*(command: string, options: set[ProcessOption] = {
   ##  let (outp, errC) = execCmdEx("nim c -r mytestfile.nim")
   var p = startProcess(command, options=options + {poEvalCommand})
   var outp = outputStream(p)
+
+  # There is no way to provide input for the child process
+  # anymore. Closing it will create EOF on stdin instead of eternal
+  # blocking.
+  close inputStream(p)
+
   result = (TaintedString"", -1)
   var line = newStringOfCap(120).TaintedString
   while true:
@@ -1333,3 +1341,4 @@ proc execCmdEx*(command: string, options: set[ProcessOption] = {
       result[1] = peekExitCode(p)
       if result[1] != -1: break
   close(p)
+