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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:35:31 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-idd AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: 1.5.3s: /dev/clipboard does not work for non-cygwin programs
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On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 12:08:48PM -0400, Rolf Campbell wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>I would be astonished if a non-cygwin program could understand a
>>cygwin-specific device like /dev/clipboard.
>
>I was running this all from bash.  Isn't it bash that sets up the it's
>i/o handles before forking the sub-process?  So, theoretically,
>couldn't cygwin do something special if it is launching a non-cygwin
>app with cygwin-specific devices as it's i/o handles?

/dev/clipboard is not a device as far as a normal Windows program is
concerned.  There is no true handle associated with it.  /dev/clipboard
will not work with windows apps.
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