Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 04:27:00PM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> Christopher Faylor wrote: >>> There seems to be some confusion about the CYGWIN tty setting. >>> >>> The only time it should have any effect is when there is a console involved. >>> In that scenario, what effectively happens is that CYGWIN opens up a pty >>> and pretends that the pty is a linux-like tty. >>> >>> Setting CYGWIN=tty for servers should be a no-op. Ditto, having it set >>> while operating under a pty or if there is no console associated with the >>> session. >>> >>> So, if setting CYGWIN=tty actually causes a problem in an ssh session >>> then that is probably a Cygwin bug. Until that problem has become evident >>> lets not assume that there is a problem. >>> >>> I don't mean to be picking on you Larry. You are not the only person >>> I've seen opine about CYGWIN=tty . I remain unconvinced that setting it >>> would present a problem other than the standard problem of running pure >>> Windows programs under a Cygwin pty. >> The confusion may come from me. ;-) >> >> So are you saying that all Cygwin services effectively use ptys? >> >> Rereading the original post, I note that KenLee only said 'cmd' was started >> once in the OpenSSH session. I also assumed he invoked 'ssh' from a >> console, which may make a difference if the answer to the above question >> is "no". But that assumption is unsubstantiated by the available >> information. ;-) > > If he ssh'ed to somewhere interactively then there is a pty involved on > the remote end where the program was being run so that's what would have > caused any problem, IMO, regardless of the CYGWIN tty setting on the > local end. In that scenario, since ssh is a cygwin program it shouldn't > care about the CYGWIN=tty setting one way or the other.
Understood. Thanks. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
