# Re: open4-0.6.0

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-open4-0-6-0/67127>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 31, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-open4-0-6-0/67127 "2006-08-31T21:14:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-open4-0-6-0/67127/1 "2006-08-31T21:14:55Z")

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> > > From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)]
> > 
> > 1. I noticed you have the files layed out somewhat  
> > [http://www.codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/open4/](http://www.codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/open4/)
> 
> sorry for hassle…
> 
> > May I suggest putting related files under the same release? Take a  
> > look at [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=735](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=735) for what I mean.
> 
> isn’t that how i have it
> 
> [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=1024](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1024)

Not exactly. For example, I see this under alib:

alib  
0.4.0  
alib-0.4.0.gem  
0.4.0  
alib-0.4.0.tgz

Instead of just:

alib  
0.4.0  
alib-0.4.0.gem  
alib-0.4.0.tgz

I didn’t even realize that GForge allowed identical release names for  
the same package. Maybe this has nothing to do with the problem,  
however. I’m just guessing.

> > Anyway, assuming this works on Windows (it does, right?)  
> > then I might  
> > have to start a petition to include it in the stdlib. 🙂
> 
> errr - no. ;-(
> 
> however. i would **love** to make it so. can i ask you to  
> have a look at the source and see what it would take to make  
> work? i’m sure this will mean factoring out fork or  
> requiring one of you windows libs that do so - and that may be all.

It would require C I’m afraid. The win32-open3 package is one of those  
that can’t properly be converted to pure Ruby. Perhaps a simple facade  
is in order.

> next i’ll have you help me make posixlock cross-platform 😉

I haven’t looked at the source yet, but I suppose I would start with  
Lock() and LockEx():

> **[Technical documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/docs/)**

5/html/wce50lrfLockFile.asp

Regards,

Dan

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**Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-open4-0-6-0/67127/2 "2006-08-31T21:22:56Z")

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On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Berger, Daniel wrote:

> alib  
> 0.4.0  
> alib-0.4.0.gem  
> alib-0.4.0.tgz
> 
> I didn’t even realize that GForge allowed identical release names for  
> the same package. Maybe this has nothing to do with the problem,  
> however. I’m just guessing.

ah. didn’t know you could do that! in any case i’ve been doing for a  
looong  
time so i’m sure it’s not the problem in this case… i’ll look into it  
for  
my rubyforge script.

> It would require C I’m afraid. The win32-open3 package is one of those  
> that can’t properly be converted to pure Ruby. Perhaps a simple facade  
> is in order.

that’s ok. a facade would be fine.

> > next i’ll have you help me make posixlock cross-platform 😉
> 
> I haven’t looked at the source yet, but I suppose I would start with  
> Lock() and LockEx():
> 
> [Technical documentation | Microsoft Learn](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wcedata)  
> 5/html/wce50lrfLockFile.asp

right. i’d like both those and fctnl (posix) based locking wrapped into  
a  
single

file.lock File::LOCK\_EX

interface that mimics File#flock

if you have a minute check out posixlock - it’s really short. which  
win32 lib  
might already have locking builtin?

-a