From: "ara.t.howard" <ara.t.howard@...>
Date: 2007-12-08T10:26:46+09:00
Subject: Re: at_exit() Inherited Across fork()


On Dec 7, 2007, at 1:33 PM, James Gray wrote:

> I'm not saying this is wrong, just clarifying what I am seeing.  Is  
> it intended that at_exit() handlers are inherited by a fork()ed  
> process?  For example:
>
>   at_exit { puts "Doing something important for #{Process.pid}." }
>   fork
>
> James Edward Gray II
>

it's expected, and easy to get around if you want:

fork do
   at_exit{ exit! }
end

you just have to do it right up front in order to dis-own the  
handlers from the parent - i do this is slave.rb or open4.rb - can't  
recall which offhand.

cheers.

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