Bugs item #9392, was opened at 2007-03-19 23:58 You can respond by visiting: http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=1698&aid=9392&group_id=426 Category: Core Group: 1.8.6 Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 3 Submitted By: Sarwat Khan (sarwat) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: exec fails when ruby is built with pthreads enabled Initial Comment: On Mac OS X, if ruby is built with --enable-pthread, you cannot (ever?) use exec; you'll get an EOPNOTSUPP error. Doing some Googling I've found that it's because not all the pthreads in the app are terminated/joined, and Mac OS X won't exec while other threads are running, http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/101243 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=1698&aid=9392&group_id=426