# FileUtils, Threads, and Gtk **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\ **Created:** [June 18, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileutils-threads-and-gtk/190360 "2010-06-18T13:36:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nikolai\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@Nikolai\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nikolai_W)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileutils-threads-and-gtk/190360/1 "2010-06-18T13:36:26Z")
Hi! The following code seems to lock up an never complete on 1.8.7: require ‘gtk2’ Gtk.init\_add do Thread.start do FileUtils.cp ‘a’, ‘b’ Gtk.main\_quit end end Gtk.main For any file a. Using code similar to that shown in [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?tips\_threadshttp://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?tips\_threads](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?tips_threadshttp://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?tips_threads) works, but is very slow. Has anyone encountered similar problems? Anyone have any experience with threads and 1.9.1? ---
**Author:** ![Nikolai\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@Nikolai\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nikolai_W)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileutils-threads-and-gtk/190360/2 "2010-06-18T17:36:27Z")
Gtk.main\_quit in a Thread? I don’t think it will ever causes a “great success”… ---
**Author:** ![Nikolai\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@Nikolai\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nikolai_W)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileutils-threads-and-gtk/190360/3 "2010-06-19T03:09:00Z")
On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 17:35, KONTRA, Gergely [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Gtk.main\_quit in a Thread? > > I don’t think it will ever causes a “great success”… Don’t top-post and, seriously, that wasn’t the issue here. ---
**Author:** ![Nikolai\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@Nikolai\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nikolai_W)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileutils-threads-and-gtk/190360/4 "2010-06-19T05:01:57Z")
On 19 June 2010 10:08, Nikolai W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 17:35, KONTRA, Gergely [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Gtk.main\_quit in a Thread? > > > > I don’t think it will ever causes a “great success”… > > Don’t top-post and, seriously, that wasn’t the issue here. Actually, that would have been my first guess too. What was the issue? ``` MikeC ``` ---
**Author:** ![Nikolai\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@Nikolai\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nikolai_W)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileutils-threads-and-gtk/190360/5 "2010-06-19T11:33:30Z")
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 05:01, Mike C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On 19 June 2010 10:08, Nikolai W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 17:35, KONTRA, Gergely [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > Gtk.main\_quit in a Thread? > > > > > > I don’t think it will ever causes a “great success”… > > > > Don’t top-post and, seriously, that wasn’t the issue here. > > Actually, that would have been my first guess too.  What > was the issue? It doesn’t matter, as it never reaches the Gtk.main\_quit, which, perhaps, should be enqueued in the way described in the article I mentioned as well.