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Re: XWin requires tty for console log output
- From: "Yaakov (Cygwin/X)" <yselkowitz at users dot sourceforge dot net>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:29:10 -0600
- Subject: Re: XWin requires tty for console log output
- References: <49252DCF.5010601@users.sourceforge.net>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
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Yaakov (Cygwin Ports) wrote:
> For some reason which I have yet to investigate, XWin requires a tty to
> the log to the terminal. That means it will output to terminal in VTs,
> but will not work in ordinary cmd/bash shells without setting
> CYGWIN=tty; instead you will see a cmd window briefly flashing on screen
> when launched.
Tracking in bugzilla:
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9763
Yaakov
Cygwin/X
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