PTY not working in Mintty

Marco Atzeri marco.atzeri@gmail.com
Mon Apr 13 09:11:27 GMT 2020


Am 13.04.2020 um 09:58 schrieb Pavel Fedin:
> Hi! On 10.04.2020 19:21, Thomas Wolff wrote:
>> If your desktop Windows version is a bit older, it may not yet support
>> the ConPTY API, so cygwin will silently drop its own conpty support.
>> You might compare the build numbers (cmd /c ver, or winver).
> 
>    Just checked. Both systems report:
> 
> Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.720]
> 
>>
>>>
>>> Hi pavel,
>>>
>>> what is the setting of CYGWIN variable ?
>    It's empty.
>>>
>>> I suggest you to run
>>>
>>> "cygcheck -svr > cygcheck.out" and compare the output files
>    "Segmentation fault" on both systems.

that is really NOT normal

BLODA ?


>>> No idea what is "Docker Desktop"
> Docker ported to Windows using a virtual machine:
> https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop
>>> but I suggest you to verify that you are really running mintty with
>>> the same invocation in the two cases.
>    How to do that (other than above) ? I am really running it from "Start
> menu" using "Cygwin" icon, that's it.
> 
>    Sorry Marco, was unable to answer you directly because for some reason
> i haven't got the message. Neither privately nor via the ML.

sometimes the mail servers do strange things..

> 
> 
>    Kind regards.
> 
> 


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