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From:	Mark Charney <mark_charney AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject:	Control-c of a bat file does not kill commands run by bat file in some cases
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Is this a bug or a feature?

When I run a program loop.exe   whose entire source is "int main() {   while(1);  return 0;}", compiled with MS VS8 or cygwin's gcc, from a bat file whose contents are just "loop.exe" and hit control-c while it is running, sometimes cygwin kills the loop.exe and sometimes it does not. Here are the 6 scenarios that I tried:

1. OKAY tcsh  from a cmd.exe 
2. OKAY bash from a cmd.exe 
3. BROKEN tcsh from an rxvt X window  on local machine
4. BROKEN bash from an rxvt X window on local machine
5. BROKEN tcsh via ssh from a remote machine  (public key auth)
6. BROKEN bash via ssh from a remote machine (public key auth)

OKAY means it kills the bat file and loop.exe
BROKEN means loop.exe continues to run after control-c.

bash/tcsh doesn't not seem to matter, I just did it because I first noticed the problem on tcsh.

At the very least, if it is a feature, it is inconsistent.

My cygwin installation is relatively up to date. This has been a problem for a long time and I'm just getting around to characterizing it. If you want a cygcheck output, or other information please let me know. My cygwin is 1.5.25-15.  If you want a C program instead of a bat file, I think we can do that.


      

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