>>>>> "C" == Conrad Schneiker <schneiker / jump.net> writes:

>> * dump core after loading everything, then use undump; this scheme
>> is used by Emacs and Perl.

C> Do you know if anyone has tried this with Ruby yet? Is there a Ruby
C> module/method that dumps its process image?

 The perlfaq say :

     The undump program was an old attempt to speed up your Perl
     program by storing the already-compiled form to disk.  This
     is no longer a viable option, as it only worked on a few
     architectures, and wasn't a good solution anyway.


Guy Decoux