From: Alexander Schaal Date: 2013-05-28T01:01:17+09:00 Subject: Re: Wrong child process exit status if core dump / seg fault Additional note: The docu says about "to_i": Returns the bits in stat as a Fixnum. Poking around in these bits is platform dependent. --> I hope my workaround will work on all platforms I need... -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.