From: Yohanes Santoso <ruby-talk@...>
Date: 2002-06-15T06:11:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Windows, system() & popen() not functionning, v165-2

"Morris, Chris" <chris.morris@snelling.com> writes:

> > I am using the Windows distrib from Pragmatic Programmers,
> > apparently v165-2 (cygwin based I think).
> > 
> > On my WinME, system() & popen() don't work. 
> 
> I moved on to the 1.6.6-0 dist a while ago, so I don't recall exactly, but I
> don't think popen is supported on Windows (even cygwin) -- not certain.
> Problems with system can be remedied with the code in
> http://ruby-talk.com/10006.


I heard the unix emulation library from AT&T (I forgot its name)
supports full unix fork/process semantic and open3(). Well, at least
it works perfectly for ksh93. Could ruby someone versed in windows try
to compile ruby with that library?

YS.