Produce beeps using soundcard

[Max Bowsher]

Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 01:34:28AM +0100, Vaclav Haisman wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> this small patch adds an ability to produce beeps (\a) using
>> soundcard by MessageBeep() call. It can be enabled by new CYGWIN
>> option winbeep.
>>
>> Vaclav Haisman
>>
>> 2003-02-13  Vaclav Haisman  <V.Haisman@sh.cvut.cz>
>> * environ.cc (windows_beep): New variable declaration.
>> (parse_thing): New CYGWIN option.
>> * fhandler_console.cc (windows_beep): New variable definition.
>> (fhandler_console::write_normal):  Handle the new option.
>> * Makefile.in (DLL_IMPORTS): Add libuser32.a for MessageBeep.
>
> I'm sorry but I really don't want to add too many options to the
> CYGWIN environment variable.  I don't think this really justifies an
> option.

Does that mean it will replace the current beep, or is it a rejection of the
patch? I would really like this - Beep() can be quite painful if you're
wearing headphones!. MessageBeep would be controllable via the volume
settings, but Beep is just a maximum volume blast!

Does it really *matter* for there to be lots of options in CYGWIN? I can't
see any disadvantage at all.


Max.