From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2002-05-10T09:11:07+09:00
Subject: Re: timeout.rb problem

Hi,

At Fri, 10 May 2002 08:11:20 +0900,
Nikodemus Siivola wrote:
> > RCS file: /cvs/ruby/src/ruby/lib/timeout.rb,v
> > retrieving revision 1.10
> 
> Neat! Thank you!
> 
> However, since even after this safe use of timeout requires for me to
> create a particular exception for local use, or check for nesting,

The patch is to make it automatic.

> I am wondering if there should be a companion method, such as
> "timebreak" that merely rudely interrupts the execution of a the block
> instead of raising an exception.

Like a signal handler?

-- 
Nobu Nakada