From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2011-10-18T00:20:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Signal handling cross-platform

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 4:10 PM, John H. <mynameisjohn@linuxmail.org> wrote:
>
> I feel brave I shall look into the modules as recommended, unless
> someone else has anything to offer first?

Check out the win32-service gem from http://win32utils.rubyforge.org/
It allows you to create a Daemon (well, Service) for Windows.

If the gem doesn't work for you, it should at least provide you a
pointer as to which messages Windows sends (there's more-or-less two
kinds: Service control messages, and the WM_ENDSESSION message which
precedes a shutdown/logoff), and how to respond to them in your code.

Note: I have 0 experience with this gem or the win32utils.

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