From eb78cd550222c52466c06547d13a1f0bd76b7d19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Janic Duplessis <janicduplessis@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:54:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix launching text editor from a redbox stacktrace on windows

---
 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 a456eda59d2638..ee84452941326b 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;