X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <4D7A008D.8020807@cpan.org> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:46:12 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: native console apps from #!/bin/sh scripts From: David Sastre To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 2011/3/11, Andrew DeFaria wrote: > On 03/11/11 02:59, Rafael Kitover wrote: >> I can run native console apps from a console in a cygwin shell fine, >> however, for some reason they don't work correctly from a #!/bin/sh >> script. >> >> E.g., for activestate perl: >> TERM=dumb /c/Perl/bin/perl -MCPAN -e shell >> run from zsh prompt works correctly with readline support. >> Now if I put that in a script: >> >> #!/bin/sh >> TERM=dumb /c/Perl/bin/perl -MCPAN -e shell >> >> then when I run the script the readline support is disabled for some >> reason. >> >> What are differences in environment in a script as opposed to the >> regular prompt that would cause this? And is there a workaround? >> >> Does it have something to do with STDIN redirection away from the console? > Have you tried using Cygwin's Perl instead of ActiveState? Not tested, but try explicitly enabling readline support with rlwrap: #!/bin/sh TERM=dumb rlwrap /c/Perl/bin/perl -MCPAN -e shell -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple