From: oliverb AT lucent DOT com (Oliver Burn) Subject: RE: Problems running Python interactively from GNU-Win32 bash pro mpt 2 Mar 1998 03:12:39 -0800 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain To: "'David Ascher'" , skip AT calendar DOT com Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com, python-list AT cwi DOT nl Its not just python. I have been experiencing the same problems with any interactive programs. E.g. %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe will fail to run interactively. Also, when I have CYGWIN32 set to "title tty strip", the bash shell hangs when I try exit it. Oliver -- mailto:oliverb AT lucent DOT com http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/5723/ On Saturday, February 28, 1998 9:51 AM, David Ascher [SMTP:da AT skivs DOT ski DOT org] wrote: > On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Skip Montanaro wrote: > > I installed GNU-Win32 b19 (http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/) and > > Python1.5 (http://www.python.org/ftp/python/win32/) on a Windows NT > > machine today. I can't seem to run python.exe interactively from the > > bash prompt. I can run it with a .py file on the command line and it > > executes the script just fine. I can run it from a DOS prompt or from > > the Start Menu where the installer stuck a link to it and get the > > Python interpreter prompt. From a bash prompt with no command line > > args I get nothing, not even an error, just another bash prompt, as if > > I ran it with /dev/null on stdin. > > > > Any ideas why I wouldn't be able to run it interactively from bash? > > Which Python are you talking about? Guido's MSVC compiled version? If > yes, I have no idea. If a gcc-compiled one, you probably (just a guess) > should make sure to include 'tty' in your CYGWIN32 env't variable. > > --david > > - > For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to > "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help". - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".