Clear up situation with nogui and carla-osc-gui script

data/carla-osc-gui

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 PYTHON=$(which python3 2>/dev/null)
 
 if [ ! -f ${PYTHON} ]; then
@@ -25,8 +27,8 @@ fi
 if lsof -i:21337 > /dev/null; then
     echo "NOTICE: Backend already running"
 else
-    echo "NOTICE: Backend not running yet, starting it now"
-    ${PYTHON} "${INSTALL_FRONTENDDIR}/carla" ${INSTALL_ARGS} --osc-gui=21337 "$@" &
+    ${PYTHON} "${INSTALL_FRONTENDDIR}/carla" ${INSTALL_ARGS} --osc-gui=21337 "$@" --with-appname="carla-osc-dsp"
+    echo "NOTICE: Backend was not running yet, start was triggered now"
 fi
 
 exec ${PYTHON} "${INSTALL_FRONTENDDIR}/carla-control" ${INSTALL_ARGS} osc.tcp://127.0.0.1:21337/Carla "$@"

source/frontend/carla_host.py

@@ -3125,12 +3125,13 @@ def initHost(initName, libPrefix, isControl, isPlugin, failError, HostClass = No
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Print info
 
-    print("Carla %s started, status:" % VERSION)
-    print("  Python version: %s" % sys.version.split(" ",1)[0])
-    print("  Qt version:     %s" % QT_VERSION_STR)
-    print("  PyQt version:   %s" % PYQT_VERSION_STR)
-    print("  Binary dir:     %s" % pathBinaries)
-    print("  Resources dir:  %s" % pathResources)
+    if not (gCarla.nogui and isinstance(gCarla.nogui, int)):
+        print("Carla %s started, status:" % VERSION)
+        print("  Python version: %s" % sys.version.split(" ",1)[0])
+        print("  Qt version:     %s" % QT_VERSION_STR)
+        print("  PyQt version:   %s" % PYQT_VERSION_STR)
+        print("  Binary dir:     %s" % pathBinaries)
+        print("  Resources dir:  %s" % pathResources)
 
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Init host
@@ -3418,9 +3419,10 @@ def runHostWithoutUI(host):
     if not gCarla.nogui:
         return
 
+    projectFile = getInitialProjectFile(True)
+
     if not isinstance(gCarla.nogui, int):
         oscPort = None
-        projectFile = getInitialProjectFile(True)
 
         if not projectFile:
             print("Carla no-gui mode can only be used together with a project file.")
@@ -3442,7 +3444,7 @@ def runHostWithoutUI(host):
         print("Engine failed to initialize, possible reasons:\n%s" % host.get_last_error())
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    if oscPort is None and not host.load_project(projectFile):
+    if projectFile and not host.load_project(projectFile):
         print("Failed to load selected project file, possible reasons:\n%s" % host.get_last_error())
         host.engine_close()
         sys.exit(1)

source/frontend/carla_shared.py

@@ -666,13 +666,18 @@ def handleInitialCommandLineArguments(file):
             print(" and OPTION can be one or more of the following:")
             print("")
             print("    --cnprefix\t Set a prefix for client names in multi-client mode.")
-            print("    --gdb     \t Run Carla inside gdb.")
-            print(" -n,--no-gui  \t Run Carla headless, don't show UI.")
-            print("")
+            if not isinstance(gCarla.nogui, int):
+                print("    --gdb     \t Run Carla inside gdb.")
+                print(" -n,--no-gui  \t Run Carla headless, don't show UI.")
+                print("")
             print(" -h,--help    \t Print this help text and exit.")
             print(" -v,--version \t Print version information and exit.")
             print("")
 
+            if isinstance(gCarla.nogui, int):
+                print("NOTE: when using %s the FILE is only valid the first time the backend is started" % initName)
+                sys.exit(1)
+
             sys.exit(0)
 
         elif arg in ("-v", "--v", "-version", "--version"):
@@ -685,12 +690,18 @@ def handleInitialCommandLineArguments(file):
             print("  Binary dir:     %s" % pathBinaries)
             print("  Resources dir:  %s" % pathResources)
 
-            sys.exit(0)
+            sys.exit(1 if gCarla.nogui else 0)
 
         elif readPrefixNext:
             readPrefixNext = False
             gCarla.cnprefix = arg
 
+    if gCarla.nogui and isinstance(gCarla.nogui, int):
+        if os.fork():
+            os._exit(0)
+        else:
+            os.setsid()
+
     return (initName, libPrefix)
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------