> * Gary R. Van Sickle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-04-28 21:01:07 -0500]: > > [snip] >> > So when I say "fifos just barely work" you felt the need to >> inform me >> > that they don't work? And that advances the discussion >> how, exactly? >> >> I did not just tell you that they are broken. >> I also gave you a test case for FIFOs: >>>>> >>Try >> mkfifo foo >> xterm -e 'tty >> foo; cat foo' >> (now foo can be used by other tty application to communicate with the >> user via the dedicated xterm - works in linux but not cygwin). >>>>> >> I think such a test case is useful for development and debugging. > > Dude, you are just *asking* for one heck of a zinger!
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