From: Ashikali Ashikali <ashikali.m@...>
Date: 2009-08-12T13:40:35+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby thread is buggy while using serialport

Roger Pack wrote:
> 
>> "before"=> #<Thread:0xb794e8d4 run>
>> < blocked>
> 
> My guess is that serialport library has no way of knowing if it has any 
> data incoming [it has to poll until data arrives?]
> If that's the case, then you might could use fork plus some of the 
> excellent fork libraries available 
> http://allgems.ruby-forum.com/gems?search=fork or you'd need to "fix" 
> serialport so that it's 1.9 compatible, and then wrap its read call in 
> an rb_thread_blocking_region, so that it allows other threads to 
> operate.
> GL.
> -r

No I am using frok only . It is working fine no problem .

Also while traping simultaneous SIGCLD also it does not working properly 
.

Please fix it and makes rubyserial compactable with thread and Traping 
signal .

cheers,
ashik ali
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