From: Tony Arcieri <tony.arcieri@...>
Date: 2011-04-01T12:13:51+09:00
Subject: Re: how to refine the code to avoid using fork on windows?

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Check out the childprocess gem: https://github.com/jarib/childprocess

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Ethan Huo <firewall888@hotmail.com> wrote:

> here is the thing, i need to move a previous ruby program from Linux to
> Windows, but Win doesn't support fork, how can i refine the code to make
> it work on Win?
> i googled a lot but still didn't get it, can anyone help me here?i paste
> the code below:
>
> def exec_cmd(cmd, toen=false, tmout=3600)
>    return false if !$AveSubPID.nil?
>    ret = fork
>    if ret.nil? then
>        exec "#{cmd}"
>    end
>    $AveSubPID = ret
>    succ=true
>    if (toen) then
>        begin
>            timeout(tmout) {
>                Process.wait(ret)
>                $AveSubPID = nil
>                succ=$?.success?
>                $AveErrno = $?.exitstatus
>            }
>        rescue Timeout::Error => e
>            echo "(timeout) "
>            kill_sub_process(ret)
>            $AveSubPID = nil
>            succ = false
>            $AveErrno = $?.exitstatus
>        end
>    else
>        Process.wait(ret)
>        $AveSubPID = nil
>        succ=$?.success?
>        $AveErrno = $?.exitstatus
>    end
>    return succ
> end
>
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>


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