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diff --git a/popen.c b/popen.c
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+/* :popen: for PD - windows + linux + (probably mac) - carmen rocco */
+
+#include <m_pd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#define INBUFSIZE 1024
+
+static t_class *popen_class;
+
+typedef struct _popen
+{
+     t_object x_obj;
+     char buffer[128];
+     t_symbol *x_s;
+     t_outlet* x_done;
+} t_popen;
+
+static void popen_out(t_popen* x)
+{
+  int i;
+  int size = 0;
+  size = strlen(x->buffer);
+  for (i=0;i<size;i++)
+    if (x->buffer[i] == '\n' || x->buffer[i] == '\r') x->buffer[i] = '\0';
+  fprintf(stderr, "%s",x->buffer);
+  x->x_s = gensym(x->buffer);
+  outlet_symbol(x->x_obj.ob_outlet, x->x_s); 
+}
+
+static void popen_anything(t_popen *x, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+{
+  int i;
+  char arg[MAXPDSTRING];
+  char cmd[20] = "";
+  FILE *pPipe;
+  int size = 0;
+  for (i=0;i<argc;i++) {
+    atom_string(argv,arg+size,MAXPDSTRING - size);
+    argv++;
+    size=strlen(arg);
+    arg[size++] = ' ';
+  }
+  arg[size-1] = '\0';
+
+  strcat(cmd, s->s_name);
+  strcat(cmd, " ");
+  strcat(cmd, arg);
+  post("sending %s",cmd);
+
+#ifdef NT
+  if( (pPipe = _popen( cmd, "rt" )) == NULL )
+#else
+  if( (pPipe = popen( cmd, "r" )) == NULL )
+#endif
+    return;
+
+  while( !feof( pPipe ) )
+    {
+      if( fgets( x->buffer, 128, pPipe ) != NULL )
+	popen_out(x);
+    }
+#ifdef NT
+  _pclose( pPipe );
+#else
+  pclose( pPipe );
+#endif
+
+  outlet_bang(x->x_done);
+}
+
+void popen_free(t_popen* x)
+{
+}
+
+static void *popen_new(void)
+{
+    t_popen *x = (t_popen *)pd_new(popen_class);
+    outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_symbol);
+    x->x_done = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_bang);
+    return (x);
+}
+
+void popen_setup(void)
+{
+    popen_class = class_new(gensym("popen"), (t_newmethod)popen_new, 
+			    (t_method)popen_free,sizeof(t_popen), 0,0);
+    class_addbang(popen_class,popen_out);
+    class_addanything(popen_class, popen_anything);
+}