Restart OF App on Crash

main.cpp

#include "ofMain.h"
#include "ofApp.h"
#include <signal.h>

extern "C" void onAbort(int signum) {
	ofApp::restart();
}

//========================================================================
int main( ){

	SetErrorMode(SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS | SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX);
	_set_abort_behavior(0, _WRITE_ABORT_MSG);
	
	signal(SIGABRT, &onAbort);


	ofSetupOpenGL(1024,768,OF_WINDOW);			// <-------- setup the GL context

	// this kicks off the running of my app
	// can be OF_WINDOW or OF_FULLSCREEN
	// pass in width and height too:
	ofRunApp(new ofApp());

}

ofApp.cpp

#include "ofApp.h"

//------------------------------------------------------------- -
void ofApp::restart() {


	ofLogToFile("crash_reports.txt", true);
	ofLog() << "The app restarted : " << ofGetTimestampString() << endl;

	string path = "";
	ofDirectory dir(path);
	cout << dir.getAbsolutePath() << endl;

	// set this path to a BAT file that restarts the app
	ofSystem("start C:/Users/../RESTART_APP.BAT");
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::setup(){

	
}


//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::update(){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::draw(){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::keyPressed(int key){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::keyReleased(int key){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::mouseMoved(int x, int y ){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::mouseDragged(int x, int y, int button){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::mousePressed(int x, int y, int button){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::mouseReleased(int x, int y, int button){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::mouseEntered(int x, int y){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::mouseExited(int x, int y){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::windowResized(int w, int h){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::gotMessage(ofMessage msg){

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::dragEvent(ofDragInfo dragInfo){ 

}

ofApp.h

#pragma once

#include "ofMain.h"

class ofApp : public ofBaseApp{

	public:
		void static restart();

		void setup();
		void update();
		void draw();

		void keyPressed(int key);
		void keyReleased(int key);
		void mouseMoved(int x, int y );
		void mouseDragged(int x, int y, int button);
		void mousePressed(int x, int y, int button);
		void mouseReleased(int x, int y, int button);
		void mouseEntered(int x, int y);
		void mouseExited(int x, int y);
		void windowResized(int w, int h);
		void dragEvent(ofDragInfo dragInfo);
		void gotMessage(ofMessage msg);
		
		ofDirectory dir;
};

RESTART_APP.BAT

:: place in bin/data dir

taskkill /f /IM /myAppName.exe

timeout /t 3

start %~dp0\..\myAppName.exe