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Re: Issues with Cygwin on Windows 8.1



On 5/7/2014 10:11 PM, Dato wrote:
     I just set up Cygwin for x86 on my Windows 8.1 (64-bit) machine, and
have been seeing the following issues:

...

2. When invoking python, I don't get the python's prompt back:

   datod_000@Q9450 ~/sandbox
   $ which python
   /usr/bin/python

   datod_000@Q9450 ~/sandbox
   $ python

It basically just hangs there. I have to ^C to get the shell prompt back.

I've run python without seeing such problems.
Outgoing scp completes the transfer but requires follow-up by ctrl-C or it will require closing the shell. Incoming scp doesn't exhibit this problem.

Delays in returning to shell prompt after running a .exe built under cygwin (thus requiring several cygwin dlls) seemed to be caused partly by spyware and anti-spyware activity. Win8.x seems to be spyware playground (some of that came pre-installed by Acer).

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Tim Prince


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