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12 changes: 10 additions & 2 deletions +discordrpc/start.m
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Expand Up @@ -72,9 +72,17 @@ function start()
return;
end

% Launch Python script in background using nohup to ensure persistence
% Launch Python script in background using start command (operating system specific) to ensure persistence
% Redirect output to /dev/null
command = sprintf('nohup "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" > /dev/null 2>&1 &', pythonExecutable, pythonScriptPath, commFilePath, currentFile);
if ispc
command = sprintf('start /B "DiscordRPC" "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" > NUL 2>&1', pythonExecutable, pythonScriptPath, commFilePath, currentFile);
elseif isunix
command = sprintf('nohup "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" > /dev/null 2>&1 &', pythonExecutable, pythonScriptPath, commFilePath, currentFile);
elseif ismac
command = sprintf('open "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" > /dev/null 2>&1 &', pythonExecutable, pythonScriptPath, commFilePath, currentFile); % not sure if this works on mac...yet to test
else
error('Unsupported operating system for launching Python script.');
end

[status, cmdout] = system(command); % Launch command
if status ~= 0
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