On Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:38:19 +0000
tryandbuy wrote:
> Reading from stdin is very slow when a process runs outside of Cygwin
> Terminal.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
> 1. Create "test.txt" file using python code:
> long_text = "10" * 2500
> with open(r'test.txt', 'w') as f:
> for i in range(5000):
> f.write('KEY%03d: %d => %s\n' % (i % 100, i, long_text))
>
> 2. Install "cygwin" package version > "3.3.6-1"
> 3. Open windows command prompt (cmd.exe)
> 4. Enter command:
> type test.txt | c:\cygwin64\bin\wc.exe -l
>
> When running the same command (use cat instead of type) on the Cygwin
> Terminal, no performance issues observed.
>
> The last version of cygwin package without issues: 3.3.6-1
> Versions of cygwin package with issues: 3.4.x - 3.5.x
>
> P.S. I tested this combinations of pipings:
> cygwin_prog | win_prog # no issues
> win_prog | cygwin_prog # has issues when running in windows command
> prompt, no issues in Cygwin Terminal
> cygwin_prog | cygwin_prog # has issues when running in windows command
> prompt, no issues in Cygwin Terminal
I confirmed the problem. I also identified the code difference,
which causes the problem, between cygwin 3.3.x and 3.4.0.
Let us consider how to fix that.
--
Takashi Yano <takashi.y...@nifty.ne.jp>
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