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November 20, 2014 08:45
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youtube-dl hang workaround
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| require 'timeout' | |
| loop do | |
| pid = fork | |
| if pid.nil? | |
| exec("youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL47F408D36D4CF129") | |
| else | |
| begin | |
| Timeout::timeout(15 * 60) { | |
| Process.waitpid(pid, 0) | |
| } | |
| rescue Timeout::Error | |
| Process.kill("HUP", pid) | |
| end | |
| end | |
| end |
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