On 2020-10-24 09:04, Federico Kircheis via Cygwin wrote: > I've lately updated Windows to the latest version, and cygwin too (I had > something previous to 3.0). > I've read that interaction with non-cygwin programs should be better because > of > the console-helper. > But in my daily usage the integration is worse, programs like tmux or even > less > seems to have more issues than before. > For example > /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/TortoiseSVN/bin/svn log | less > used to work correctly. > Currently if I press arrow down or up less does not scroll up or down anymore > and "ESC[" appears briefly at the top-left of the console. > > Of course i could install subversion inside cygwin, as > svn log | less > works without issues, but it's just an example. > git, adb, and other programs trigger the same behavior. > Also less is not the only program, tmux for example has similar issues. > > I believe the underlying issue is console-helper but I'm not sure how I could > test it, as I did, for example, not find how I could disable it, or if the > issue > is already known. > > I'm able to reproduce the issue on a clean machine, so it should not be a > configuration issue on my side.
I think setting CYGWIN=disable_pcon in your user or system environment should disable it: search for that setting for more information. -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. [Data in binary units and prefixes, physical quantities in SI.] -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
