def _execute(self, workdir, with_mpirun=False, exec_args=None):
        """
        Execute the executable in a subprocess inside workdir.

        Some executables fail if we try to launch them with mpirun.
        Use with_mpirun=False to run the binary without it.
        """
        qadapter = self.manager.qadapter
        if not with_mpirun: qadapter.name = None
        if self.verbose:
            print("Working in:", workdir)

        script = qadapter.get_script_str(
            job_name=self.name,
            launch_dir=workdir,
            executable=self.executable,
            qout_path="qout_file.path",
            qerr_path="qerr_file.path",
            stdin=self.stdin_fname,
            stdout=self.stdout_fname,
            stderr=self.stderr_fname,
            exec_args=exec_args
        )

        # Write the script.
        script_file = os.path.join(workdir, "run" + self.name + ".sh")
        with open(script_file, "w") as fh:
            fh.write(script)
            os.chmod(script_file, 0o740)

        qjob, process = qadapter.submit_to_queue(script_file)
        self.stdout_data, self.stderr_data = process.communicate()
        self.returncode = process.returncode
        #raise self.Error("%s returned %s\n cmd_str: %s" % (self, self.returncode, self.cmd_str))

        return self.returncode