+ va_list args;
+ char **argv;
+ char *s;
+ int i, r;
+
+ /* Collect the command line arguments into an array. */
+ va_start (args, name);
+
+ i = 2;
+ argv = malloc (sizeof (char *) * i);
+ argv[0] = (char *) name;
+ argv[1] = NULL;
+
+ while ((s = va_arg (args, char *)) != NULL) {
+ argv = realloc (argv, sizeof (char *) * (++i));
+ argv[i-2] = s;
+ argv[i-1] = NULL;
+ }
+
+ va_end (args);
+
+ r = commandv (stdoutput, stderror, argv);
+
+ /* NB: Mustn't free the strings which are on the stack. */
+ free (argv);
+
+ return r;
+}
+
+int
+commandv (char **stdoutput, char **stderror, char * const* const argv)
+{