From: Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@...>
Date: 2005-06-28T02:37:54+09:00
Subject: redirecting STDOUT

Why doesn't this work?

(#executable is a function that returns a string that contains a test
application that spits out some data)

  def start
    pid = fork 
    if pid.nil?              # In child
      log = File.open(executable + ".log", "w")
      STDOUT.reopen(log)
      STDERR.reopen(log)
      exec executable        # Start program
      exit
    else                     # In parent
      @pid = pid             # Record new process id
      Process.detach @pid    # If the process dies, let it die  
      monitor                # Start monitoring the process' status
    end
  end


Well, it works for the most part.  The log file gets created, but
nothing gets written to it.  Am I not redirecting output correctly?

Thanks,
Joe

Thanks,
Joe