From: Simon Strandgaard <0bz63fz3m1qt3001@...>
Date: 2003-05-11T01:27:31+09:00
Subject: Re: RCR for child execution

On Sun, 11 May 2003 01:50:49 +0900, Brian Candler wrote:

> On Sat, May 10, 2003 at 10:26:11PM +0900, Simon Strandgaard wrote:
>> I have some more to add to this issue.
>> 
>> 
>> I am embedding ruby into c++ and want to seperate Rubys output from C++.
>> 
>> AFAIK: When ruby spawns a child-process, then the child inherits 
>> filedescriptor 1 & 2 from parent. 
>> 
>> What im asking for is: is it possible for let the children inherit the
>> value of rb_stdout, rb_stderr instead ???
> 
[snip stdout/stderr]
> 
> Is this any clearer??


Problem:  
Ruby-child-processes inherit stdout/stderr,  not rb_stdout, rb_stderr.
From C/C++ I cannot use stdout/stderr.  

This is my RCR proposal:  Let child-processes inherit from
rb_stdout/rb_stderr, so that stdout/stderr is untouched :-)


--
Simon Strandgaard