From: Matt Armstrong <matt@...>
Date: 2002-12-14T01:27:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby BUG when using PStore and fork

ahoward <ahoward@fsl.noaa.gov> writes:

> i have gotten around this problem by spawning another process using
> the unix at command with a time of 'now'

I would try

    system("thecommand &")

instead.