pkgsrc/misc/ruby-daemons/DESCR
jlam e01e26a3ae Update ruby-daemons to version 1.0.10. Changes from version 1.0.8 include:
+ Install as a Ruby gem.

- Fixed a severe bug in the new Pid.running? function: function returned
  true if the process did not exist.

- By default, we now delete stray pid-files (i.e. pid-files which result for
  example from a killed daemon) automatically. This function can be
  deactivated by passing :keep_pid_files => true as an option.

- All pid files of :multiple daemons new get deleted correctly upon
  exit of the daemons.

- Use the signal 'KILL' instead of 'TERM' on Windows platforms.

- Use exit! in trap('TERM') instead of exit when option :hard_exit is given.

- Did some clarification on the exception log.
2008-04-04 15:19:57 +00:00

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Daemons provides an easy way to wrap existing ruby scripts (for example
a self-written server) to be run as a daemon and to be controlled by
simple start/stop/restart commands. You can also call blocks as daemons
and control them from the parent or just daemonize the current process.
Besides this basic functionality, daemons offers many advanced features
like exception backtracing and logging (in case your ruby script crashes)
and monitoring and automatic restarting of your processes if they crash.