From: Christoph Kappel <unexist@...>
Date: 2009-09-29T20:36:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Embedded Ruby 1.9.1, signals and multithreading

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Is there really nobody who can say anything about this or is it just the wr=
ong ML?

---- On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:56:51 -0700 Christoph Kappel <unexist@dorfelite=
.net> wrote ----=20

 > Hello,
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 > I have some question abouts the signal handling in 1.9.1 and haven't fou=
nd any docs so I am asking here -=20
 > based on assumptions of course so please correct me if I am mistaken.
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 > I am author of a window manager (subtle) and embed ruby as scripting lan=
guage. Since the switch from
 > 1.8 to 1.9 I am facing many problems with asynchronous signals in multit=
hreading.
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 > How is signal handling supposed to work and does the thread that ruby cr=
eates automatically have any own
 > signal handlers? Due the asynchronous behaviour of signals like SIGINT t=
he first thread with a handler will get
 > the signal and this is sometimes not my main thread.
 >=20
 > Also when this ruby thread has any handler, can some signals be disabled=
 or should I just add traps and rely=20
 > fully on ruby and dispatch the signals to my main thread?
 >=20
 > Thanks in advance.
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 > Wbr, Christoph
 >
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