[PATCH 0/2] Return appropriate handle by _get_osfhandle() and GetStdHandle().

[Brian Inglis]

On 2021-03-23 07:09, Jon Turney wrote:
> On 23/03/2021 12:44, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin-patches wrote:
>> On Mar 23 21:32, Takashi Yano via Cygwin-patches wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:17:16 +0100
>>> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>>> On Mar 23 20:57, Takashi Yano via Cygwin-patches wrote:
>>>>> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mar 22 08:07, Takashi Yano via Cygwin-patches wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> And also, following cygwin apps/dlls call GetStdHandle():
>>>>>>>>>> ccmake.exe
>>>>>>>>>> cmake.exe
>>>>>>>>>> cpack.exe
>>>>>>>>>> ctest.exe
>>>>>>>>>> run.exe

>>>>>> run creates its own conin/conout handles to create a hidden console.
>>>>>> The code calling GetStdHandle() is only for debug purposes and never
>>>>>> built into the executable.

>>>> Sorry, but this was utterly wrong.  run calls GetStdHandle, then
>>>> overwrites the handles, but only if it doesn't already is attached to a
>>>> console.

>>>>>> Looks right to me.  If we patch cmake to do the right thing, do we still
>>>>>> need this patch, Takashi?
>>>>> I don't think so. If all is well with current code, nothing to be fixed.

>>>> How do you evaluate this in light of the run behaviour above?

>>> I try to check run.exe behaviour and noticed that
>>> run cmd.exe
>>> and
>>> run cat.exe
>>> does not work with cygwin 3.0.7 and 3.2.0 (TEST) while these
>>> work in 3.1.7.
>>> Is this expected behaviour?

>> The problem is that I never used run.  I can't actually tell what
>> exactly is expected.  I *think* run was intended to start Cygwin
>> applications without console window in the first place, not
>> native Windows apps, but I could be wrong.
>> I don't even know if anybody is actually, seriously using it.

> 'run' is used by the start menu item which starts the X server.
> 
> If that doesn't use it, a visible console window is created for the bash process 
> it starts (which is the parent of the X server process and lives for it's 
> lifetime).
> 
> (As a separate issue, I'm not sure all the complex gymnastics run does to creste 
> the window invisibly are doing anything useful, since we seem to briefly show 
> the window and then hide it)

Shortcut does:
C:\...\cygwin64\bin\run.exe --quote /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "cd; exec 
/usr/bin/startxwin"

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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