whole_func_string: function(cmd, args) {
        let opts = {env: process.env};
        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
          let exe = child_process.spawn(cmd, args, opts);
          // suppress all output unless in verbose mode
          exe.stdout.on("data", data => {
            if (this.argv.verbose) {
              console.log(data.toString());
            }
          });
          exe.stderr.on("data", data => {
            if (this.argv.verbose) {
              console.error(data.toString());
            }
          });
          exe.on("close", code => {
            if (code !== 0) {
              let message = `Error executing ${cmd.join(" ")}. Use --verbose to see what went wrong.`;
              throw new qx.tool.cli.Utils.UserError(message);
            } else {
              resolve(0);
            }
          });
          exe.on("error", reject);
        });
      }
func_code_string: function(cmd, args) {
        let opts = {env: process.env};
        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
          let exe = child_process.spawn(cmd, args, opts);
          // suppress all output unless in verbose mode
          exe.stdout.on("data", data => {
            if (this.argv.verbose) {
              console.log(data.toString());
            }
          });
          exe.stderr.on("data", data => {
            if (this.argv.verbose) {
              console.error(data.toString());
            }
          });
          exe.on("close", code => {
            if (code !== 0) {
              let message = `Error executing ${cmd.join(" ")}. Use --verbose to see what went wrong.`;
              throw new qx.tool.cli.Utils.UserError(message);
            } else {
              resolve(0);
            }
          });
          exe.on("error", reject);
        });
      }
func_documentation_string: Awaitable wrapper around child_process.spawn.
  Runs a command in a separate process. The output of the command
  is ignored. Throws when the exit code is not 0.
  @param  {String} cmd Name of the command
  @param  {Array} args Array of arguments to the command
  @return {Promise} A promise that resolves with the exit code