From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2003-12-13T02:29:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Bug with fifos in Linux?

>>>>> "D" == Derek Lewis <lewisd@f00f.net> writes:

D> I don't know if this is a new bug, known bug, or some sort of feature...

 Something which is intentional can't be called a bug :-)

D> When I try to open a fifo, the entire ruby interpreter locks until
D> something else opens the other "end" of the fifo.  Here's some example
D> code:

 You can use IO::NONBLOCK with IO::WRONLY or IO::RDONLY


Guy Decoux