fixes for start and stop

index.js

     function startFn( o ){
       var cmd = [nodecmd, [`--inspect=${o.debugport}`, '--preserve-symlinks', o.script]]
       console.log(`Starting ${o.name}.`);
-      var childPromise = nodeShellExec('cmd', ['/k', getCmdString(cmd) ], {
-        // inherit : true,
-        shell: true,
-        detached: true,
-        stdio: 'ignore',
-        cwd: instanceroot + o.path
-        , env: env
-      })
-  
+
+      if(shell_verse.iswin()){
+        var __cmd = 'cmd'
+        var a1 = '/k'
+      }
+      else if(shell_verse.islin()) {
+        var __cmd = 'sh'
+        var a1 = '-c'
+      }
+
+      if(o.cmd) {
+        cmd = o.cmd
+        var childPromise = nodeShellExec(...o.cmd, {
+          // inherit : true,
+          shell: true,
+          detached: true,
+          stdio: 'ignore',
+          cwd: instanceroot + o.path
+          , env: env
+        })
+      }
+      else {
+        var childPromise = nodeShellExec(__cmd, [a1, getCmdString(cmd) ], {
+          // inherit : true,
+          shell: true,
+          detached: true,
+          stdio: 'ignore',
+          cwd: instanceroot + o.path
+          , env: env
+        })
+      }
+
       var child = childPromise.process;
       var cpid = child.pid
-      if (typeof child.pid !== 'undefined') {
-        childPromise.then(()=>{
-          console.log(`  *** started Elixir Loopback Server PID(${cpid}) : NODE_ENV=${clioverrides.node_env} ${cmd}`);
-          fs.writeFileSync('.elixir-server.elixir.server.pid', '' + cpid)
+      childPromise.then(()=>{
+          console.log(`  *** started ${o.name} PID(${cpid}) ${cmd}`);
+          fs.writeFileSync(o.pidstore, '' + cpid)
         })
-        .catch(e => console.errror(e) )
-      }
+        .catch(e => console.error(e) )
     }
 
     if(clioverrides.node_env === 'development') {
       env.DEBUG = 'loopback:connector:' + dbForLabel(label)
       
-      startFn( { debugport : 9228, script : 'elixir/server.js', name : 'Elixir Loopback Server', path : '/' + 'elixir-server' } )
-      startFn( { debugport : 9227, script : 'bin/www', name : 'Express Server', path : '/' + 'chess-server-lib/server' } )
+      startFn( { debugport : 9228, script : 'elixir/server.js', name : 'Elixir Loopback Server', path : '/' + 'elixir-server'
+        , pidstore : '.express.server.pid'
+      } )
+      startFn( { debugport : 9227, script : 'bin/www', name : 'Express Server', path : '/' + 'chess-server-lib/server'
+        , pidstore : '.elixir-server.elixir.server.pid'
+      } )
     
     // cmd = 'node'()
 
     //   cwd : 'client/',
     //   env: env
     // })
-      console.log('Starting Elixir Client Host.');
-      var cmd = ['ember', ['s']]
-      var childPromise = nodeShellExec(...cmd, {
-        // var childPromise = nodeShellExec('node', ['--inspect=9227', './node_modules/.bin/ember', 's'], {
-        // PB : TODO -- ember debugging.
-        // inherit : true,
-        shell: true,
-        detached: true,
-        stdio: 'ignore',
-        cwd: instanceroot + '/' + 'client'
-        , env: env
-      })
-      // .catch(e=>console.error(e))
+      startFn( { 
+          name : 'Elixir Ember Client', path : '/' + 'client'
+        , cmd : ['node_modules/ember-cli/bin/ember', ['s']]
+        , pidstore : '.client.server.pid'
+      } )
 
-      child = childPromise.process;
-      if (typeof child.pid !== 'undefined') {
-        console.log(`started Elixir Client Host PID(${child.pid}) : NODE_ENV=${process.NODE_ENV} ${cmd}`);
-        fs.writeFileSync('.client.server.pid', child.pid, {
-          encoding: 'utf8'
-        })
-      }
+      // console.log('Starting Elixir Ember Client');
+      // var cmd = ['ember', ['s']]
+      // var childPromise = nodeShellExec(...cmd, {
+      //   // var childPromise = nodeShellExec('node', ['--inspect=9227', './node_modules/.bin/ember', 's'], {
+      //   // PB : TODO -- ember debugging.
+      //   // inherit : true,
+      //   shell: true,
+      //   detached: true,
+      //   stdio: 'ignore',
+      //   cwd: instanceroot + '/' + 'client'
+      //   , env: env
+      // })
+      // // .catch(e=>console.error(e))
+
+      // child = childPromise.process;
+      // if (typeof child.pid !== 'undefined') {
+      //   console.log(`started Elixir Client Host PID(${child.pid}) : NODE_ENV=${process.NODE_ENV} ${cmd}`);
+      //   fs.writeFileSync('.client.server.pid', '' + child.pid, {
+      //     encoding: 'utf8'
+      //   })
+      // }
     }
 
   }
   , 'stop': (label) => {
     const kill = require('tree-kill');
 
-    var serverPid = fs.readFileSync('.elixir-server.elixir.server.pid', {
-      encoding: 'utf8'
-    })
-    fs.unlinkSync('.elixir-server.elixir.server.pid')
-    console.log(serverPid)
-    kill(serverPid)
+    try{
+      var serverPid = fs.readFileSync('.elixir-server.elixir.server.pid', { encoding: 'utf8'})
+      fs.unlinkSync('.elixir-server.elixir.server.pid')
+      console.log(serverPid)
+      kill(serverPid)
+    }
+    catch(e){ console.error(e) }
 
-    serverPid = fs.readFileSync('.express.server.pid', {
-      encoding: 'utf8'
-    })
-    fs.unlinkSync('.express.server.pid')
-    console.log(serverPid)
-    kill(serverPid)
+    try{
+      serverPid = fs.readFileSync('.express.server.pid', { encoding: 'utf8' })
+      fs.unlinkSync('.express.server.pid')
+      console.log(serverPid)
+      kill(serverPid)
+    }
+    catch(e){ console.error(e) }
+
+    try{
+      serverPid = fs.readFileSync('.client.server.pid', { encoding: 'utf8' })
+      fs.unlinkSync('.client.server.pid')
+      console.log(serverPid)
+      kill(serverPid)
+    }
+    catch(e){ console.error(e) }
   }
   , 'model' : () => {
     var etask = ()=>{ 

lin_verse.js

         // this with sudo and change all calles to use ony where required.   
       return elevatedRunner(taskToRun); 
   }
+  , iswin(){ return false}
+  , islin(){ return true}
 }
 
 module.exports = shell_verse

win_verse.js

           .catch(err => console.error('Elevation failed : ' + err));
       })
   }
+  , iswin(){ return true}
+  , islin(){ return false}
 }
 
 module.exports = shell_verse