From: Roger Pack Date: 2009-11-01T07:02:37+09:00 Subject: Re: #system() hangs, child is defunct > Unfortunately, the issue is intermittent (it only hangs in some 20-30% > of cases) and I have no idea of how to narrow it down any further. Any > advice on how to proceed? Try 1.8.7 or 1.8.x SVN trunk? -r -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.