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Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 01:53:05 +0200
From: Michael Schaap <cygwin AT mscha DOT org>
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On 7-8-2002 19:11, Chris January wrote:
> 
> Ideally ps would use /proc, rather than cygwin_internal. IMHO, a procps
> derived version of ps should be included with Cygwin - but it should be
> modified to support Windows processes. The best way to do this is to add
> Windows processes to /proc, perhaps when an environment variable is set.
> I already have nearly all the code lying around on my hard disk to do this -
> it's just a case of recovering from the flu and waiting for my RSI to heal -
> so maybe in a few months.... :-)

How about perhaps keeping /proc for only Cygwin processes, and using, 
for instance, /proc/win for all Windows processes?  Then it'd be fairly 
simple to create a patch for procps to support "ps -W" (and "top -W"?)

Good luck with the flu and RSI,

  - Michael



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