From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2003-05-07T22:38:13+09:00
Subject: IO.pipe + thread = hangs (was: Re: capture output)

While experimenting a bit I discovered that this script hangs in the line
that puts "start" (version 1.6.7 on win and linux):


rd, wr = IO.pipe

reader = Thread.new do
  buffer = ""

  puts __LINE__

  rd.each do |line|
    puts __LINE__
    buffer << line
  end

  buffer
end

# last line printed:
puts __LINE__

wr.puts "start"

puts __LINE__

wr.flush
wr.close

puts __LINE__

puts "read: <<#{reader.value}>>"

puts __LINE__


Any ideas why?

    robert