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though the system command is working both ways

as

system('date')

On 3/14/07, Kent Sibilev <ksruby / gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know how to explain this:
>
> $ irb
> >> exec 'date'
> Wed Mar 14 01:38:11 EDT 2007
> $ irb
> >> Thread.new {}
> #<Thread:0x3546e8 dead>
> >> exec 'date'
> Errno::EOPNOTSUPP: Operation not supported - date
>         from (irb):2:in `exec'
>         from (irb):2
>         from :0
> >>
>
> I couldn't reproduce it on Linux though.
>
> --
> Kent
> ---
> http://www.datanoise.com
>
>


-- 
sur
"is a String object" is a String object
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though the system command is working both ways<br><br>as <br><br>system(&#39;date&#39;)<br><br><div><span classmail_quote">On 3/14/07, <b classmail_sendername">Kent Sibilev</b> &lt;<a hrefailto:ksruby / gmail.com">ksruby / gmail.com
</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote classmail_quote" styleorder-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Does anyone know how to explain this:<br><br>$ irb<br>&gt;&gt; exec &#39;date&#39;
<br>Wed Mar 14 01:38:11 EDT 2007<br>$ irb<br>&gt;&gt; Thread.new {}<br>t; #&lt;Thread:0x3546e8 dead&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; exec &#39;date&#39;<br>Errno::EOPNOTSUPP: Operation not supported - date<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from (irb):2:in `exec&#39;
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from (irb):2<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from :0<br>&gt;&gt;<br><br>I couldn&#39;t reproduce it on Linux though.<br><br>--<br>Kent<br>---<br><a hrefttp://www.datanoise.com">http://www.datanoise.com</a><br><br></blockquote></div>
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