From: Glen Holcomb <damnbigman@...>
Date: 2009-09-22T01:37:56+09:00
Subject: Re: script hangs while waiting for user input

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On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Jule Nissen <tschellhorn@gmail.com> wrote=
:

> Glen Holcomb wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:09 AM, Jule Nissen <tschellhorn@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> >>
> >>
> > An alternative to turning off the feature might be threads.  It might b=
e
> > tricky though depending on if/how things block in this situation.
> > Although
> > if you are using Ruby 1.9 that shouldn't be an issue.
>
> I tried threads - but it didn't work. Didn't know that the Ruby-version
> is important... Will check if 1.9 is installed.
>
> Thanks
>
> >
> > --
> > "Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions
> > speak
> > so loud, I can=92t hear a word you=92re saying."
> >
> > -Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>
1.9 uses OS Native threads while 1.8 uses green threads so if the ruby
process is blocked then your "threads" a potentially blocked.  I've never
tried threads with 1.9 in Windows though so I don't know how they behave.

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"Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions speak
so loud, I can=92t hear a word you=92re saying."

-Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)

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