slave.rb in slave-1.3.1

- old
+ new

@@ -37,12 +37,16 @@
 # b) Slave.new{ Server.new "this is called only in the child" }
 #  
 # of the two 'b' is preferred.
 #
   class Slave
-    VERSION = '1.3.0'
+    VERSION = '1.3.1'
     def self.version() VERSION end
+
+    def Slave.description
+      'easily start a drb server in another process'
+    end
    
   # env config
   #
     DEFAULT_SOCKET_CREATION_ATTEMPTS = Integer(ENV['SLAVE_SOCKET_CREATION_ATTEMPTS'] || 42)
     DEFAULT_DEBUG = (ENV['SLAVE_DEBUG'] ? true : false)
@@ -155,10 +159,10 @@
   #
     class ThreadSafeHash < Hash
       def self.new(*a, &b) ThreadSafe.new(super) end
     end
    
-  # the LifeLine class is used to communitacte between child and parent
+  # the LifeLine class is used to communicate between child and parent
   # processes and to prevent child processes from ever becoming zombies or
   # otherwise abandoned by their parents.  the basic concept is that a socket
   # pair is setup between child and parent.  the child process, because it is
   # a Slave, sets up a handler such that, should it's socket ever grow stale,
   # will exit the process.  this class replaces the HeartBeat class from