X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-Yahoo-SMTP: jenXL62swBAWhMTL3wnej93oaS0ClBQOAKs8jbEbx_o- Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 15:30:30 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Who's using "CYGWIN=tty" and why? Message-ID: <20110608193029.GA7755@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <20110509161028 DOT GJ27739 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110509161028.GJ27739@calimero.vinschen.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 06:10:28PM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >Hi, > > >Chris and I are wondering how many people are using the Windows console >as local console window in CYGWIN=tty mode and why. > >Here's why we ask: > >We are both not sure why anybody would use it voluntarily, given that >it's I/O is extremly slow, compared to using a Windows console window in >the default CYGWIN=notty mode or, even better, mintty. Actually, we >only keep the console tty mode up because it was "always there", 14 >years or so. > >So, if you're using a console in tty mode, why are doing that? Did you >ever notice that it's much slower? Did you ever consider to switch to >mintty or any other terminal emulator instead? If not, why? Would >anybody really *miss* the CYGWIN=tty mode? If so, why? What does this >mode have which isn't covered by notty mode or another terminal >emulator? > >Please enlighten us, otherwise we will just rip out this terminal mode >for good. I've just checked in step 1 of this elimination of CYGWIN=tty. A snapshot is building now. cgf -- 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