[svn r63145] add support for "chdir"

--HG--
branch : trunk

py/execnet/testing/test_xspec.py

@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ class TestMakegateway:
         assert rinfo.cwd == py.std.os.getcwd()
         assert rinfo.version_info[:2] == (2,6)
 
+    def test_popen_chdir_absolute(self, testdir):
+        gw = py.execnet.makegateway("popen//chdir=%s" % testdir.tmpdir)
+        rinfo = gw._rinfo()
+        assert rinfo.cwd == str(testdir.tmpdir)
+
+    def test_popen_chdir_newsub(self, testdir):
+        testdir.chdir()
+        gw = py.execnet.makegateway("popen//chdir=hello")
+        rinfo = gw._rinfo()
+        assert rinfo.cwd == str(testdir.tmpdir.join("hello"))
+
     def test_ssh(self, specssh):
         sshhost = specssh.ssh
         gw = py.execnet.makegateway("ssh=%s" % sshhost)

py/execnet/xspec.py

@@ -38,4 +38,15 @@ def makegateway(spec):
         hostport = spec.socket.split(":")
         gw = py.execnet.SocketGateway(*hostport)
     gw.spec = spec 
+    # XXX events
+    if spec.chdir:
+        gw.remote_exec("""
+            import os
+            path = %r 
+            try:
+                os.chdir(path)
+            except OSError:
+                os.mkdir(path)
+                os.chdir(path)
+        """ % spec.chdir).waitclose()
     return gw