[00:07] <rstricklin> I see how it's done with shell scripts, and in fact am doing that already with the postinstall shell scripts that implement my custom menu items.
[00:07] <rstricklin> but I need to understand the way the file descriptors are set up, and what they're connected to (and when, and under what circumstances) to get ruby set up correctly to do it.
[00:08] <rstricklin> and when not to repeat which steps to avoid blowing up what the main-menu is already doing for me