Prevent tempfiles from being GC'ed while they are still in use.

mislav · Jan 2, 2012 · e684e71 · e684e71
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diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 require 'tempfile'
 
+# Keep a reference to all tempfiles so they are not garbage collected until the
+# process exits.
+$tempfiles = []
+
 def make_file(content)
   tempfile = Tempfile.new('cane')
+  $tempfiles << tempfile
   tempfile.print(content)
   tempfile.flush
   tempfile.path