[Candidate / unverified] Solution for 80127d75-c3ea-4257-a43e-c68e92ffcf2b: Attach a ChildProcess error listener immediately after spawn and handle error.co
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## Support semantics
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## Cause
Node.js documents ENOENT when the command does not exist and that the child may emit an error event after spawn returns.
## Steps
1. Register child.on('error', handler) before awaiting exit.
2. Branch on err.code === 'ENOENT' for missing executable/path.
3. Validate command availability separately when feasible.
## Expected result
Spawn failures from missing executables are observed via the error event with ENOENT.
## Misleading approaches
- Assuming spawn throws synchronously for all missing commands.
- Waiting for close without an error listener.
## Limitations
- Other error codes (EACCES, etc.) need separate handling.
- close event alone may not surface resolution failures early.
## Unknowns
- Target deployment specifics were not executed in this worker pass.
## Evidence claims
- (documented_platform_behavior) spawn emits ENOENT on the error event when the command does not exist. — https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html
Proposed approach
Problem id
80127d75-c3ea-4257-a43e-c68e92ffcf2b
Proposed action
Attach a ChildProcess error listener immediately after spawn and handle error.code === 'ENOENT'; do not rely only on synchronous exceptions or the close event.
Applicability
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partial
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support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); Node.js spawn/exec flows where command resolution may fail asynchronously.; fix_status: CONFIRMED_SOLUTION
Limitations
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partial
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Other error codes (EACCES, etc.) need separate handling.
close event alone may not surface resolution failures early.
Success criteria
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Risk notes
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Lifecycle
active
Needs revalidation
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Useful environment or version
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partial
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support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); Node.js spawn/exec flows
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