From: RRRoy BBBean <rrroybbbean@...>
Date: 2017-10-21T17:12:43-05:00
Subject: [ruby-core:83480] Re: [Ruby trunk Feature#7082][Open] Process.kill 0 in windows can return spurious success

Sorry to jump in, but this might help.

In the past, I have had problems with the 'kill' command on Windows 7, 
and I stopped using 'kill' on Windows over 4 years ago.

This problem with 'kill' was independent of Ruby. I found that 'kill' 
did not (always/sometimes) work from the bash/cygwin command line. No 
error. It just didn't work. I figured it was a just a windows thing.

I use the Windows Task Manager on Windows 7 to terminate processes 
instead. It always works.

I only mention this because the problem raised may be caused by 
underlying software libraries, and not Ruby.


On 10/21/2017 07:02 AM, usa@garbagecollect.jp wrote:
> Issue #7082 has been updated by usa (Usaku NAKAMURA).
> 
> Status changed from Assigned to Open
> Assignee deleted (usa (Usaku NAKAMURA))
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> Feature #7082: Process.kill 0 in windows can return spurious success
> https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/7082#change-67433
> 
> * Author: rogerdpack (Roger Pack)
> * Status: Open
> * Priority: Normal
> * Assignee:
> * Target version: next minor
> ----------------------------------------
>>> a = IO.popen('ls "."', 'w')
> => #<IO:fd 4>
>>> a.pid
> => 2104
>>> Process.kill 0, 2104
> => 1 # should raise an exception since that process is dead now, shouldn't it? [it can be checked with GetExitCodeProcess != STILL_ACTIVE) ?
> 
> Thanks!
> -r
> 
> 
> 

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