On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 06:10:28PM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >Hi, > > >Chris and I are wondering how many people are using the Windows console >as local console window in CYGWIN=tty mode and why. > >Here's why we ask: > >We are both not sure why anybody would use it voluntarily, given that >it's I/O is extremly slow, compared to using a Windows console window in >the default CYGWIN=notty mode or, even better, mintty. Actually, we >only keep the console tty mode up because it was "always there", 14 >years or so. > >So, if you're using a console in tty mode, why are doing that? Did you >ever notice that it's much slower? Did you ever consider to switch to >mintty or any other terminal emulator instead? If not, why? Would >anybody really *miss* the CYGWIN=tty mode? If so, why? What does this >mode have which isn't covered by notty mode or another terminal >emulator? > >Please enlighten us, otherwise we will just rip out this terminal mode >for good.
I've just checked in step 1 of this elimination of CYGWIN=tty. A snapshot is building now. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple