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Date:	Tue, 15 Jun 2004 15:37:05 +0300
From:	Jani tiainen <redetin AT luukku DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Ctrl-Z fails to suspend Windows programs
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Christopher Faylor wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 09:58:16AM +0100, John Cooper wrote:
> 
>>Is it a known limitation that "native" Windows programs cannot be suspended?
> 
> 
> Yes.  Window programs do not understand cygwin signals.

Thats true for cygwin part. Native programs still can be 
suspended/resumed but not by cygwin (or shell that is running and 
waiting finishing of active process).

It could be done in such a way that it could be possible, but it would 
need propably need native windows stuff in shell(s) in question.

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Jani Tiainen

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