X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,TVD_SPACED_SUBJECT_WORD3 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: Thorsten Kampe Subject: Re: MinTTY Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 17:30:17 +0100 Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <495917BA.1090401@gmail.com> <0E77A4429F494644A9C7CB6F6F3D2125@DFW5RB41> <0105D5C1E0353146B1B222348B0411A211B41DD8@NIHMLBX02.nih.gov> <20081230165106.GA5230@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <495AB264.8020800@gmail.com> <20081231010535.GA14257@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20081231172830.GA18052@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: MicroPlanet-Gravity/2.71.4 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com * Christopher Faylor (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:28:30 -0500)> > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 03:39:49PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > >* Christopher Faylor (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:05:35 -0500)> > >> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 11:44:36PM +0000, Andy Koppe wrote: > >> > Christopher Faylor wrote: > >> >> I wouldn't mind making MinTTY a regular cygwin package. It sounds like it > >> >> would get enough votes. > >> > > >> > That would be great. I'll need to read up on the package submission > >> > requirements and process. Unless someone would like to volunteer as the > >> > MinTTY package maintainer? > >> > > >> >> In fact, if it operates like an xterm on Windows > >> >> maybe it should even be the default program that is invoked by cygwin.bat. > >> > > >> > I'd certainly like that, although unfortunately MinTTY doesn't quite fit > >> > the bill yet due to Issue 4 about leaving the console window open. And of > >> > course it needs a lot more testing. > >> > >> That's always an irritating issue. > > > >?? That's how Windows Cmd.exe works. If rxvt does something different > >then it does some magic and it would definitely irritating to me if cmd > >would /not/ keep a Window open until mintty is closed. If you want the > >"old" behaviour of the command.com/Windows 9X environment, you have to > >use "start". > > How does any of the above make this non-irritating? I don't understand the question. Thorsten -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/