Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 18:44:56 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: "'cygwin@cygwin.com'" Subject: Re: non-Cygwin console programs in a Cygwin console; will it ever be made to work ? Message-ID: <20010224184456.E6893@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: "'cygwin@cygwin.com'" References: <81E198609B9DD311BE0A00508B5E2984F91F7E@ipsent02.camelot.se agatesoftware.com> <4.3.1.2.20010223140612.02f4bed8@pop.ma.ultranet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: <4.3.1.2.20010223140612.02f4bed8@pop.ma.ultranet.com>; from lhall@rfk.com on Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 02:08:53PM -0500 On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 02:08:53PM -0500, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) wrote: >At 06:24 AM 2/20/2001, David Beales wrote: >>I notice in the FAQ >> >>* tty and pseudo-tty devices. For now, ttys default to off because taking >>over the console causes problems with using non-Cygwin console programs in a >>Cygwin console. To turn it on, set the environment variable CYGWIN32 to >>include "tty". * >> >>Will this problem with ttys ever be fixed ? Are there any workarounds for >>the problem ? Since I want really to use an xterm ( from the cygwin xfree86 >>port ) to start and run some Windows console programs, which hang at the >>moment when I try and start them ( xterm can only use ttys ), but work fine >>when I am on the console using cygwin with conin. > > > >I haven't heard anyone state that they were actively looking at this issue. >Whether or not the problem is even solvable is unknown to me. You're welcome >to take a stab at addressing the issues you have though. A look through the >code might provide you with some valuable insights into the problem. AFAIK, it is not solvable but, as you've mentioned, no one is looking into it, either. cgf -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple