From: Nilbert Nullingsworth Date: 2010-01-21T10:05:18+09:00 Subject: Re: extending ruby: ruby_init() instacloses process Also as you can see, I have commented out the code that would have stopped the console window from displaying, as I thought it may have been the source of the problem. However, as evidenced by the command line and the fact that no process that belongs to the program is running, the program is indeed ceasing to exist upon reaching the ruby_init(); line.