Forum: IronRuby Chiron on linux

Hi

the chiron /b command works on mac and windows but AFAIK it doesn't on 
linux based systems.

On debian and ubuntu systems often there is a package xdg-open installed 
which provides the same functionality as start on windows and open on 
mac.
So if you check for the existence of xdg-open the experience on linux 
can be similar to the one on the other OS'es.

Ruby code:
system "xdg-open #{chiron_url}" if `which xdg-open`.chomp != ""

Cheers
Ivan

Ivan,

Shouldn't that be a Mono bug then? Chiron just uses the .NET APIs for 
starting a process:

    ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new 
ProcessStartInfo("http://localhost:2060");
    startInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
    Process p = new Process();
    p.StartInfo = startInfo;
    p.Start();

Are you still using Chiron for SL development? If so, any reason why 
you're still using it? Or are you using it just because it's a 
convenient local web-server?

~Jimmy
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Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 11:27 PM
To: ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
Subject: [Ironruby-core] Chiron on linux

Hi

the chiron /b command works on mac and windows but AFAIK it doesn't on 
linux based systems.

On debian and ubuntu systems often there is a package xdg-open installed 
which provides the same functionality as start on windows and open on 
mac.
So if you check for the existence of xdg-open the experience on linux 
can be similar to the one on the other OS'es.

Ruby code:
system "xdg-open #{chiron_url}" if `which xdg-open`.chomp != ""

Cheers
Ivan

nah I was reviewing the chapter on silverlight earlier.
I'm not doing much silverlight at all :)
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On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Jimmy Schementi <

FYI, Chiron's switches can either be prefixed by a "/" or a "-" ... so 
you can use a dash if that feels more natural:

mono Chiron.exe -b

From: ironruby-core-bounces@rubyforge.org 
[mailto:ironruby-core-bounces@rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Ivan Porto 
Carrero
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 11:27 PM
To: ironruby-core@rubyforge.org
Subject: [Ironruby-core] Chiron on linux

Hi

the chiron /b command works on mac and windows but AFAIK it doesn't on 
linux based systems.

On debian and ubuntu systems often there is a package xdg-open installed 
which provides the same functionality as start on windows and open on 
mac.
So if you check for the existence of xdg-open the experience on linux 
can be similar to the one on the other OS'es.

Ruby code:
system "xdg-open #{chiron_url}" if `which xdg-open`.chomp != ""

Cheers
Ivan