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Dave Korn wrote: > On 11 December 2006 00:49, Volker Quetschke wrote: > >> Dave Korn wrote: >>> On 09 December 2006 02:45, Volker Quetschke wrote: >>> >>>> Subject: Setting CYGWIN=tty in an already running shell leads to hidden >>>> output >>> WDDTT! It is documented as not working; now you know why. >> Aha, so it is? Where? Here >> <http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-env.html> >> it's said to set it before starting bash. That's what I did. >> >> I guess it meant to mean to set it before starting the first bash. >> Or even before the first cygwin process is started. But nothing >> in there documents this as not working. > > It is implied subtly on that page: > > Initially you can leave CYGWIN unset or set it to tty (e.g. to support job > control with ^Z etc...) using a syntax like this in the DOS shell, before > launching bash. Agreed. > But it is mentioned clearly on this page: > > http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html > > (no)tty - if set, Cygwin enables extra support (i.e., termios) for UNIX-like > ttys in the Windows console. It is not compatible with some Windows programs. > Defaults to not set, in which case the tty is opened in text mode. Note that > this has been changed such that ^D works as expected instead of ^Z, and is > settable via stty. This option must be specified before starting a Cygwin > shell and it cannot be changed in the shell. It should not be set when using > other terminals (i.e., rxvt or xterm). And I certainly missed the last sentence. Thanks Volker -- PGP/GPG key (ID: 0x9F8A785D) available from wwwkeys.de.pgp.net key-fingerprint 550D F17E B082 A3E9 F913 9E53 3D35 C9BA 9F8A 785D
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