https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=newlib-cygwin.git;h=451bbfb9f3313b9645f19e9df62e2c508f701759
commit 451bbfb9f3313b9645f19e9df62e2c508f701759 Author: Ken Brown <[email protected]> Date: Thu Nov 11 11:01:11 2021 -0500 Cygwin: Document that the pipe_byte option is now set by default Diff: --- winsup/cygwin/release/3.4.0 | 4 ++++ winsup/doc/cygwinenv.xml | 5 +++-- winsup/doc/new-features.xml | 5 +++++ 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.4.0 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.4.0 index 51ff4e0d5..b4a1267a4 100644 --- a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.4.0 +++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.4.0 @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ What's new: What changed: ------------- +- The CYGWIN=pipe_byte option is now set by default, so that pipes are + opened in byte mode rather than message mode. + Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2021-March/247987.html + Bug Fixes --------- diff --git a/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.xml b/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.xml index 649084dfa..5e17404a7 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.xml @@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ If supplied, wildcard matching is case insensitive. The default is <literal>noi </listitem> <listitem> -<para><envar>(no)pipe_byte</envar> - causes Cygwin to open pipes in byte mode rather than -message mode.</para> +<para><envar>(no)pipe_byte</envar> - if set, Cygwin opens pipes in byte mode rather than +message mode. This is the default starting with Cygwin 3.4.0. +</para> </listitem> <listitem> diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml index 4fdfafc24..13d69ca9d 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml @@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ Drop support for Vista and Server 2008. Add code to handle setrlimit(RLIMIT_AS). </para></listitem> +<listitem><para> +The CYGWIN=pipe_byte option is now set by default, so that pipes are +opened in byte mode rather than message mode. +</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> </sect2>
