(defun notmuch-call-notmuch-process (&rest args)
"Synchronously invoke \"notmuch\" with the given list of arguments.
-Output from the process will be presented to the user as an error
-and will also appear in a buffer named \"*Notmuch errors*\"."
- (let ((error-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Notmuch errors*")))
- (with-current-buffer error-buffer
- (erase-buffer))
- (if (eq (apply 'call-process notmuch-command nil error-buffer nil args) 0)
- (point)
- (progn
- (with-current-buffer error-buffer
- (let ((beg (point-min))
- (end (- (point-max) 1)))
- (error (buffer-substring beg end))
- ))))))
+If notmuch exits with a non-zero status, output from the process
+will appear in a buffer named \"*Notmuch errors*\" and an error
+will be signaled."
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (let ((status (apply #'call-process notmuch-command nil t nil args)))
+ (notmuch-check-exit-status status (cons notmuch-command args)
+ (buffer-string)))))
(defun notmuch-search-set-tags (tags &optional pos)
(let ((new-result (plist-put (notmuch-search-get-result pos) :tags tags)))