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Re: run.exe flashes non-hidden console window in cygwin64 on Win7Pro-64


Greetings, John Wiersba!

> I'm trying to use run.exe to avoid a flashing console window, but it is not
> working on my cygwin64 install on Win7Pro-64.  This is a fresh install from
> 10/20/2014.  I've attached my cygcheck.out.  I've tried the following
> windows shortcuts and all cause a console window to briefly flash (in the
> case of mintty a console window flashes before the mintty terminal is displayed).

>   D:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /bin/bash -c "echo hi"
>   D:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /bin/env -i PATH=/bin bash --norc -c "echo hi"
>   D:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /bin/env -i PATH=/bin mintty bash --norc


> Since hiding the console window is the main purpose of run.exe, it seems
> that it is badly broken for Win7Pro-64.

Can you tell, what is that console? I.e. what's in it's header?


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WBR,
Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@yandex.ru) 22.10.2014, <17:35>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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