From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2001-10-20T14:31:45+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:22811] Re: Ruby/Tk hangs on cygwin

----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Mitchell <sentinel$DEL_THIS@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby
To: ruby-talk ML <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>; <undisclosed-recipients: ;>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 6:46 PM
Subject: [ruby-talk:22804] Ruby/Tk hangs on cygwin


> I have just started learning ruby/tk and I like it. However, under
cygwin/win98,
> runtime errors cause ruby to hang. I don't necessarily expect a fix for
this -
> just thought I'd report it. I've also been messing around with ruby/fox --
no such
> problems.
>
> I guess I'll go code on my linux box, but I really wanted to develop this
app
> under windows...

> --
> sentinel %at pobox $dot com

Phil,

I used to experience that, but the last time I reinstalled
with the "one-click" installer (from the Pragmatic Programmers)
most of those problems went away...

I hate to sound like Micro$oft tech support, but you might try
just reinstalling Ruby.

Hal