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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:08:54 +0100
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Subject: Re: Cygwin/X - Query: why invoking from cmd backgrounds?
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From: Marco Atzeri via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com>
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On 20/01/2024 09:55, Shaddy Baddah via Cygwin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am just wondering if anyone understands why XWin detaches/runs in
> the background, when launched from Windows Command Prompt.

Hi Shaddy,
Only a guess

> But here's what happens when I run that first command line from
> Windows Command Prompt. No output and the command returns, though the
> server is running (including with an icon tray clickable):
> 
> | C:\Users\shaddy>C:\PublicData\sw.portapps\cygwin.x86_64\bin\XWin :1 
> -nolisten tcp -ac -multiwindow
> |
> | C:\Users\shaddy>
> 
> Is this special detection and handling in the main() (or whatever
> entrypoint is applicable)?

I assume you still have the log on /var/log/xwin/XWin.0.log
but it is not anymore duplicated on the terminal


> Regards,
> Shaddy

Marco


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