Mail Archives: cygwin/2005/12/01/15:54:10
In news:94BF3137C62D3E4CAED7E97F876585F0D03868 AT pauex2ku08 DOT agere DOT com,
Williams, Gerald S (Jerry) typed:
> Chris Taylor wrote:
>> Yes. Don't use the cmd-based cygwin interface.
>> Use rxvt.
>
> Agreed. However, expect the occasional surprise when
> running non-Cygwin console binaries since they won't
> recognize that they are running on a terminal. I use
> a Tcl-based debugger at work, and when running it in
> Win32 console mode under RXVT, I don't get a prompt.
>
> If that's not an issue for you, go ahead and don't
> look back.
I'm always surprised at how many people recommened using rxvt. I use it
once in a while, but there's just too many things I do don't work right
unless I'm using the regular Win32 console. Output is delayed until the
process exits, input is ignored, etc., etc.
Cary
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