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diff --git a/ruby_1_8_6/ext/tk/README.fork b/ruby_1_8_6/ext/tk/README.fork deleted file mode 100644 index 707d78fc12..0000000000 --- a/ruby_1_8_6/ext/tk/README.fork +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Ruby/Tk does NOT support forking the process on which Tk interpreter -is running (unless NEVER control Tk interpreter under the forked child -process). In the library 'tk.rb', a Tk interpreter is initialized. -Therefore, if you want running Tk under a child process, please call -"require 'tk'" in the child process. - -# If do fork and exec(<new Ruby/Tk>) on the child process, you can -# control Ruby/Tk interpreter on the child process by 'send' command -# of Tcl/Tk. About this, please see Tk.appsend and Tk.rb_appsend, or -# 'remote-tk.rb' and the sample 'sample/remote-ip_sample.rb'. - -For example, the following sample1 will NOT work, and sample2 will -work properly. - ----<sample1: NOT work>--------------------------------------- -require 'tk' ## init Tk interpreter under parent process - -exit! if fork ## exit parent process - -## child process -TkButton.new(:text=>'QUIT', :command=>proc{exit}).pack -Tk.mainloop -------------------------------------------------------------- - ----<sample2: will work>-------------------------------------- -exit! if fork ## exit main process - -## child process -require 'tk' ## init Tk interpreter under child process -TkButton.new(:text=>'QUIT', :command=>proc{exit}).pack -Tk.mainloop -------------------------------------------------------------- - - 2004/05/22 Hidetoshi NAGAI |