Add support for hidden CMD window #89
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Adds support for a hidden CMD window so we can use it to replace the CMD window that flashes when we update the runtime files
Wires77
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Concerns about this:
- This introduces a hook in the Lua code that makes it very easy for a bad actor to distribute an unofficial PoB release and silently launch whatever malware they want. This was technically always the case with
os.executeand distributing unofficial code, but this makes it easier - If something goes wrong with the update process, like if a file to be updated is locked for some reason, there is no way to know what is going on. Previously we've seen bug reports where it hangs and we can tell them to close other PoB instances/other software, but this doesn't show that anymore. (I know we've added a workaround for the main cause of that issue, but still)
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Adds support for a hidden CMD window so we can use it to replace the CMD window that flashes when we update the runtime files