gistfile1.go

func Launch(vbox *VBoxSpec, statusch chan<- *VmStatus, quitch <-chan bool) {
	
	go func() {
		vboxPath := main.Config["VboxPath"]
		vboxHeadlessBin := fmt.Sprintf("%s/VBoxHeadless", vboxPath)

		statusch <- VmStatus{vbox, VMSTATUS_LAUNCHING}
		
		var stdoutFilePtr *File
		
		pid, err := os.ForkExec(vboxHeadlessBin,
			[]string{"-s", "winxp", "-v", "on", "-p", "12345"},
			[]string{},
			[]*File{stdoutFilePtr}
			vboxPath)
			
		stdout := readerToChannel(*stdoutFilePtr)
		stdoutBuf := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0, 256))
		
		stdoutScanner := SOME_SCANNER(stdoutBuf)
		
		select {
		case s := <-stdout:
			stdoutBuf.Write(s)
			if stdoutScanner.hasNextLine() {
				// etc.
			}
		
		case <-quitch:
			// Send signal, wait and clean up
			
		}
	}()
}