On Sat, 1 Feb 2020 19:00:04 +0100
m0viefreak wrote:
> Since Cygwin 3.1's pseudo console support was introduced I've run into
> lots of issues with non-cygwin programs.
Thanks for the report.
> 1) Mangled output: See screenshot [1].
> As you can see, at what it seems random places, the output is broken.
> The above can easily be reproduced using Apache Maven in any project,
> e.g. using a sample project created using [2].
>
> 2) Terminal width: For some reason, non-native programs do not use the
> full width of the terminal (Mintty and TERM=xterm-256color). Can also
> be seen in [1] (blue highlight) and reproduced e.g. using Maven with
> a relatively small window.
I looked into this problem, but Maven is something weird.
I don't think it uses termcap or terminfo, but it behaves
differently depending on TERM.
If you run
env TERM=cygwin mvn <something>
in mintty, problem 1) and 2) does not occur.
> 3) Typed characters while non-cygwin program is running are lost.
> Usually, when typing characters while a native program executes,
> which does *not* read from standard input, after the program exits,
> all these typed characters are put into the prompt.
> When executing a non-native program, such as, again, "mvn clean",
> which does not read from stdin, typed characters are completely lost.
> This is very frustrating, since I am often quicker at tying the
> next command, while the previous command is still doing something.
I know the cause of this problem. Let me consider.
> 4) Importance of TERM: When connecting to my Cygwin installation using
> SSH using Putty, TERM=putty-256color is set. When executing non-
> native program from that session using that TERM, output is broken
> even worse than in 1), and also keybindings are broken. I need to
> force TERM=xterm-256color for those invocations.
> Shouldn't this be handled transparently and enforced automatically by
> the pcon code?
Which keybinding is broken? In my environment, arrow keys and function
keys work as expected in cmd.exe and windows-native vim.
My configuration of putty is:
Terminal
+ Keybord
+ The Function keys and keypad: Xterm R6
The PTY codes do not reffer to TERM environment, so cygwin1.dll itself
should not behave differently depending on TERM.
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Takashi Yano <takashi.y...@nifty.ne.jp>
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