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On 6/13/2013 3:34 PM, Greg Turner wrote:
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Matt D. <matt@codespunk.com> wrote:"the Windows console window you get through cygstart is not [a pty]"Ah, so /that's/ what I recently read uncomprehendingly! Thanks for tracking down this concise explanation. Assuming that's right, then, I wonder: what is it?
What is what? This Windows console? It's... well, it's a... um, it's a Windows console! ;-) But seriously, it's just something different that doesn't conform to the definition of a PTY. Windows doesn't have PTYs. It uses the console instead. -- Larry _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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