> >> Since several days I try to debug GNU screen within Windows XP's cygwin > >> environment - without any success. I see the start screen, which reminds > >> me of the license stoff, skip that, and the Terminal-screen stays black. > > > > You mean completely black? No command prompt? Without any customization > > (i.e. > > ~/.screenrc), after you start you should get a single command shell with the > > usual prompt.[snip] > > The default Cygwin bash prompt blocks screen, doesn't it? > > You have to change PS1 to use screen.
Sorry, I can't confirm this. I've tried leaving PS1 alone, and unsetting it, and starting screen with and without a .screenrc file. Every way, when screen starts I get a command prompt. -- 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/