Corinna Vinschen sent the following at Monday, May 09, 2011 12:10 PM >Chris and I are wondering how many people are using the Windows console >as local console window in CYGWIN=tty mode and why.
I've been using it for so long that I do not remember why - probably because I thought it was recommended. I did some testing yesterday and found that with CYGWIN=tty each console gets a unique number, as visible in /bin/tty, ps, and $(cat /proc/$$/ctty). Without it, one gets "con" (tty and ps) or a long, nonunique number (/proc). I use the tty number to keep track of console windows. The above testing was in console where the shortcut launches bash directly, without use of a batch file. In the past, I've played with minty and haven't felt the need to switch. I did an abbreviated test (just ps) with minty and it had tty numbers without CYGWIN=tty. So although I'd like the Windows/DOS console retain the ability to be tracked, I could switch to minty if I had to. Best wishes, - Barry Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID.
