guiprocess: Adjust message handling for Windows

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/guiprocess.py b/qutebrowser/misc/guiprocess.py
index 00948fe13..4b0727793 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/guiprocess.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/guiprocess.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import shlex
 from PyQt5.QtCore import (pyqtSlot, pyqtSignal, QObject, QProcess,
                           QProcessEnvironment)
 
-from qutebrowser.utils import message, log
+from qutebrowser.utils import message, log, utils
 from qutebrowser.browser import qutescheme
 
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class GUIProcess(QObject):
     @pyqtSlot(QProcess.ProcessError)
     def _on_error(self, error):
         """Show a message if there was an error while spawning."""
-        if error == QProcess.Crashed:
+        if error == QProcess.Crashed and not utils.is_windows:
             # Already handled via ExitStatus in _on_finished
             return
         msg = self._proc.errorString()
diff --git a/tests/unit/misc/test_guiprocess.py b/tests/unit/misc/test_guiprocess.py
index e86eda5c4..9b2e1e7b3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/misc/test_guiprocess.py
+++ b/tests/unit/misc/test_guiprocess.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import pytest
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QProcess
 
 from qutebrowser.misc import guiprocess
-from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes
+from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes, utils
 from qutebrowser.browser import qutescheme
 
 
@@ -245,8 +245,12 @@ def test_exit_crash(qtbot, proc, message_mock, py_proc, caplog):
                 os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGSEGV)
             """))
 
+    expected = (
+        "Testprocess exited with status 11, see :messages for details."
+        if utils.is_windows else "Testprocess crashed."
+    )
     msg = message_mock.getmsg(usertypes.MessageLevel.error)
-    assert msg.text == "Testprocess crashed."
+    assert msg.text == expected
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('stream', ['stdout', 'stderr'])