run-shell-command async / on another thread

[paulcomte]

Describe your feature request

Hey!

When executing sh cargo check helix stops responding, it looks like sh is being executed on the main thread.
But I'd like to be able to continue editing my code while I use any sh command.
(I ran sh cargo check to import a dependency, but whilst its being downloaded I'd like to continue editing)

Feature: Run sh asynchronously or on another thread

Best regards

[the-mikedavis]

There's a PR for this: #3029. IMO it could be the default behavior for :sh.

I wouldn't recommend using :sh for running builds or tests like cargo check though: it's meant to make it possible to bind keys to shell commands rather than be a replacement for a full terminal emulator like #1976. For shell commands that take some time or have non-trivial output I would recommend running the command in a separate shell (a separate tmux or terminal emulator window/split)

[paulcomte]

Oh didn't check if there was any PR regarding this issue,

Yeah normally I'm using another shell, but I tried to run it in helix directly because it seemed easier.

[pascalkuthe]

Closed by #6373