From: Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@...>
Date: 2006-03-22T01:50:13+09:00
Subject: Re: TCPSocket.accept blocks signals on win32?

It is a mystery to me too. Sometimes I can break out of Ruby code
using Ctrl-C under Windows. Other times I need to use Ctrl-Break.

On 3/21/06, Shea Martin <null@void.0> wrote:
> On Windows XP, ruby 1.8.4.
>
> I have this
>
> <code>
> LISTENER = TCPServer.new( HOST, PORT )
> s = LISTENER.accept
> host_info = l_session.peeraddr
> name = "#{host_info[2]}@#{host_info[3]}"
> puts( "new connection from #{name}", 'debug' )
> s.close
>
> exit 0
> </code>
>
> Running the above script will block on the accept.  Good.  But I can't
> kill the process with CTRL-C, while it is accepting.  Is this a win32
> caveat?  I tried trapping the INT signal, but it seems that the signal
> does not even get sent, as my trap-block never gets called.
>
> ~S
>
>


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R. Mark Volkmann
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