From: "daz (c)" <dooby@...10.karoo.co.uk>
Date: 2007-09-28T02:58:46+09:00
Subject: Re: 1.8.6 on windows: issues with IO and Threads

Luis Lavena wrote:
> Hello Ruby Developers.
> 
> I've been trying to determine what is wrong with this simple script:
> 
> http://pastie.caboo.se/101434
> 
> t = Thread.new {
>     while true
>       puts "printing a line"
>       sleep 2
>     end
>   }
> 
> gets
> t.exit
> puts "exiting"
> 
> ===
> 

It's happening but you're not seeing the buffered output.

Add STDOUT.sync=true as the first line.

> Thanks in advance for your time.


Your welcome. It's a perennial question and answer.