The recommendation is to use launchd to spawn processes via Service Management:
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/General/Reference/ServiceManagementFwRef/ServiceManagement_h/index.html But I don't think anybody has wrapped it yet... -- Ernie P. On Feb 17, 2010, at 5:42 AM, robert gleeson wrote: > Hi -- > > I'm aware fork() is not implemented in MacRuby yet, and it may never be from > what I read but I'd just like to introduce a use case i've come across > recently that might have you reconsider? > > I am writing ruby bindings for the features exposed in the "sandbox" header, > and you really need to fork a process if you don't want your parent process > to inherit the restrictions the sandbox imposes .. > > I came across the problem with CoreFoundation not allowing you to fork() > without immediately executing exec() , and I presume this is one of the > reasons fork() in MacRuby might not be implemented but is there any > workaround to see fork() being implemented? > > Just thought I'd add that to the table. > > Thanks, > Rob > _______________________________________________ > MacRuby-devel mailing list > MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel _______________________________________________ MacRuby-devel mailing list MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel
