This method seems to work, :shipit:

diff --git a/app/atom_main.cc b/app/atom_main.cc
index 1446396..f0193bf 100644 (file)
--- a/app/atom_main.cc
+++ b/app/atom_main.cc
@@ -24,47 +24,18 @@ int Start(int argc, char *argv[]);
 #include "content/public/app/startup_helper_win.h"
 #include "sandbox/win/src/sandbox_types.h"
 
-/*
- * An alternate way to skin the same cat
-
-void ConnectStdioToConsole()
-{
-  int hCrt;
-  AllocConsole();
-
-  HANDLE handle_out = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
-  hCrt = _open_osfhandle((long) handle_out, _O_TEXT);
-  FILE* hf_out = _fdopen(hCrt, "w");
-  setvbuf(hf_out, NULL, _IONBF, 1);
-  *stdout = *hf_out;
-
-  HANDLE handle_err = GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE);
-  hCrt = _open_osfhandle((long) handle_err, _O_TEXT);
-  FILE* hf_err = _fdopen(hCrt, "w");
-  setvbuf(hf_err, NULL, _IONBF, 1);
-  *stderr = *hf_err;
-
-
-  HANDLE handle_in = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
-  hCrt = _open_osfhandle((long) handle_in, _O_TEXT);
-  FILE* hf_in = _fdopen(hCrt, "r");
-  setvbuf(hf_in, NULL, _IONBF, 128);
-  *stdin = *hf_in;
-}
-*/
 
 int APIENTRY wWinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE, wchar_t* cmd, int) {
   int argc = 0;
   wchar_t** wargv = ::CommandLineToArgvW(::GetCommandLineW(), &argc);
 
   // Attach to the parent console if we've got one so that stdio works
-  if (GetConsoleWindow()) {
-    AllocConsole() ;
-    AttachConsole(GetCurrentProcessId());
-    freopen("CON", "w", stdout);
-    freopen("CON", "w", stderr);
-    freopen("CON", "r", stdin);
-  }
+  AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS);
+
+  FILE* dontcare;
+  freopen_s(&dontcare, "CON", "w", stdout);
+  freopen_s(&dontcare, "CON", "w", stderr);
+  freopen_s(&dontcare, "CON", "r", stdin);
 
   scoped_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
   std::string node_indicator;