From: Michael Neumann <mneumann@...>
Date: 2004-11-24T20:42:51+09:00
Subject: Re: [Ann] Checkpointing Ruby applications (DragonFlyBSD only)

Michael Neumann wrote:
> Lothar Scholz wrote:
> 
>> Hello Michael,
>>
>> MN>    Checkpoint.checkpoint('dump') do
>> MN>       # setup sockets on resume
>> MN>       $conn = TCPServer.open('localhost', 9999)
>> MN>    end
>>
>> MN> If you resume from "dump" (type 'checkpt -r dump' on command line, or
>> MN> 'ruby -r checkpoint -e 'Checkpoint.resume("dump")'), the block 
>> will be
>> MN> executed.
>>
>> Did you any measurements how much time is saved for startup of a
>> complexer ruby program with lots of requires ? Something like
>> FreeRide would be nice. I don't have BSD installed so i can't do it 
>> myself.
> 
> 
> Not yet. I never had timing problems with lots of requires...
> If I can compile freeride (FX...) easily I'll report my results.

It's not possible to restore freeride (or any GUI programm, I guess), as 
X11 is involved... Sockets!

Regards,

   Michael