ruby script using qt hangs

[Michael Gebhart]

Hi,

I've tried to use Qt with ruby. It seems to be really a killer app. So I
installed kdebindings-3.3 and wrote my first programm:

#!/usr/bin/ruby -w
require 'Qt'
a = Qt::Application.new(ARGV)
hello = Qt:ushButton.new("Hello World!", nil)
hello.resize(100, 30)
a.mainWidget = hello
hello.show()
a.exec()

Now, if I try to start the program it hangs up. I also tried other programs,
but when using require 'Qt' my program does not do anything. It hangs and I
can kill it only. Any idea what's happening here?

Thanks

Mike

 

[Alexander Kellett]

Now, if I try to start the program it hangs up. I also tried other programs,
but when using require 'Qt' my program does not do anything. It hangs and I
can kill it only. Any idea what's happening here?

please read the readmes
your shebang line should be
#!/usr/bin/qtrubyinit -w
at a guess

hope that helps,
Alex

 

[Michael Gebhart]

Hi,

I copied the code from a tutorial, so I've been sure, that it is correct.
But now it works. Many many thanks!!

Michael

 

[Richard Dale]

please read the readmes
your shebang line should be
#!/usr/bin/qtrubyinit -w
at a guess

hope that helps,
Alex

I asked about who needs to use qtrubyinit on the kdebindings list, and many
people don't even though they've got Intel processors. I've got a PowerPC,
and I never had problems with these hangs. There doesn't seem to be a
pattern to it.

-- Richard

 

[Alexander Kellett]

I asked about who needs to use qtrubyinit on the kdebindings list, and many
people don't even though they've got Intel processors. I've got a PowerPC,
and I never had problems with these hangs. There doesn't seem to be a
pattern to it.

yeah. nod. my gentoo machine no longer needs it and my
debian machines don't need it either. guess it was some
bugs in my toolchain or something.

in any case. it provides a easy way to get a major startup
time improvement up so i'll keep it around for the moment.

anyways. glad the probelem was solved

cheers,
Alex