21 messages in org.ruby-lang.ruby-talkRe: C Threads and Ruby
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Kroeger, Simon (ext)Jun 20, 2006 3:27 am 
Patrick HurleyJun 20, 2006 4:28 am 
Kroeger, Simon (ext)Jun 20, 2006 4:59 am 
Francis CianfroccaJun 20, 2006 5:13 am 
Patrick HurleyJun 20, 2006 9:39 am 
Paul BrannanJun 20, 2006 11:33 am 
Patrick HurleyJun 20, 2006 1:16 pm 
Francis CianfroccaJun 20, 2006 1:17 pm 
Francis CianfroccaJun 20, 2006 1:19 pm 
Simon KrögerJun 20, 2006 2:29 pm 
Joel VanderWerfJun 20, 2006 2:35 pm 
Francis CianfroccaJun 20, 2006 2:39 pm 
Bill KellyJun 20, 2006 2:42 pm 
Simon KrögerJun 20, 2006 2:49 pm 
Francis CianfroccaJun 20, 2006 3:26 pm 
Francis CianfroccaJun 20, 2006 3:34 pm 
Bill KellyJun 20, 2006 4:08 pm 
Francis CianfroccaJun 20, 2006 5:07 pm 
Kroeger, Simon (ext)Jun 21, 2006 2:53 am 
Francis CianfroccaJun 21, 2006 3:15 am 
Paul BrannanJun 22, 2006 8:21 am 
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Subject:Re: C Threads and RubyActions...
From:Francis Cianfrocca (garb@gmail.com)
Date:Jun 20, 2006 3:26:06 pm
List:org.ruby-lang.ruby-talk

The problem isn't that rd.gets waits forever - i didn't described my problem well enough obviously. The problem is: i get 4 foo!s not one more. Not only the main thread blocks at the gets but all other ruby threads do also block. This defeats the whole purpose of using a pipe in the first place. <<<

Yes, this does fail on Windows as written (works fine on Unix), but it has nothing to do with threads. Take out the thread altogether and it will still block forever.

Try writing an extension in C and create your descriptors in native Win32 code. Those will definitely work with Ruby on both Windows and Unix (I've done it). You may have to create two pairs because they will be half-duplex on Windows.