--- commands.py.ORIG	2006-06-30 12:19:40.000000000 -0600
+++ commands.py	2006-07-05 09:15:29.000000000 -0600
@@ -47,16 +47,28 @@
 # Ditto but preserving the exit status.
 # Returns a pair (sts, output)
 #
+
 def getstatusoutput(cmd):
-    """Return (status, output) of executing cmd in a shell."""
+
     import os
-    pipe = os.popen('{ ' + cmd + '; } 2>&1', 'r')
-    text = pipe.read()
-    sts = pipe.close()
+
+    try:
+        myCB = cb
+    except:
+        myCB = None
+
+    text = ''
+
+    (stdin,stdout) = os.popen2( '{ ' + cmd + '; } 2>&1', 'r')
+    for line in stdout:
+        if myCB != None:
+            myCB(line)
+        text += line
+    sts = stdout.close()
+
     if sts is None: sts = 0
     if text[-1:] == '\n': text = text[:-1]
-    return sts, text
-
+    return sts,text
 
 # Make command argument from directory and pathname (prefix space, add quotes).
 #