From: Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@...>
Date: 2002-05-31T02:48:23+09:00
Subject: Re: OS independent scripts, system calls on Windows and Linux

Dennis Newbold wrote:


> What you are asking is probably possible.  However, it creates kind of
> a slippery slope effect.  For example, suppose your script wanted to issue
> a Linux command for which there was no Windows equivalent, neither as an
> external command, nor as one built in to cmd.exe (and there are a LOT of
> commands which match that description).  Do you want Ruby to "hide" those
> differences from you as well


Nah. Ruby doesn't have top play UNIX on Windows like cygwin does.

But even if I limit myself to calling programs I know to be on the path, 
I run into stopping problems:
http://www.ruby-talk.com/41305
and last para in
http://www.ruby-talk.com/41294

A portable open3.rb also seems to be a good wish.

Tobi

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