Re: IO::Pty with Cygwin - can't install

[syphilis]

in reply to IO::Pty with Cygwin - can't install

Can't really help - IO-Tty-1.08 installs fine for me on Cygwin-1.7.5, perl-5.10.1:

1..4
Configuration: -DHAVE_CYGWIN -DHAVE_DEV_PTMX -DHAVE_GRANTPT -DHAVE_OPE
+NPTY -DHAVE_POSIX_OPENPT -DHAVE_PTSNAME -DHAVE_PTY_H -DHAVE_SIGACTION
+ -DHAVE_STRLCPY -DHAVE_TERMIOS_H -DHAVE_TERMIO_H -DHAVE_TTYNAME -DHAV
+E_UNLOCKPT
Checking for appropriate ioctls:
Checking that returned fd's don't clash with stdin/out/err...
trying posix_openpt()...
trying grantpt()...
trying unlockpt()...
trying ptsname()...
trying to open /dev/tty0...
ok 1
Checking if child gets pty as controlling terminal...
trying posix_openpt()...
trying grantpt()...
trying unlockpt()...
trying ptsname()...
trying to open /dev/tty0...
ok 2
gimme on /dev/tty: seems OK!
back on STDOUT: SEEMS OK!
ok 3
Checking basic functionality and how your ptys handle large strings...
  This test may hang on certain systems, even though it is protected
  by alarm().  If the counter stops, try Ctrl-C, the test should conti
+nue.

trying posix_openpt()...
trying grantpt()...
trying unlockpt()...
trying ptsname()...
trying to open /dev/tty0...
isatty($master): YES
isatty($slave): YES
Child PID = 2016
Good, your raw ptys can handle at least 512 bytes at once.
ok 4
Passed 4 of 4 tests.

Cheers,
Rob

[azredwing]

Thanks for this, Rob. I'm running Cygwin 1.7.6-1 and it doesn't want to go. Did the installation stall for you at 'opening /dev/tty1', and if so, how long did it take to get past that?

I also couldn't find 1.7.5 online; newest version is 1.7.6 and there's no link on the Cygwin site to download previous versions. Do you think you could provide the setup.exe to me?

[azredwing]

Actually, no worries. I just installed manually instead of from the command line and skipped the make test. I ran my script that uses IO::Pty on Cygwin and it works perfectly. Not sure why it couldn't do make test.

[syphilis]

Not sure why it couldn't do make test

Cygwin can be a bit funny about what it lets you do from certain locations. Maybe this is just one of its quirks.

Good that it's working for you.

Cheers,
Rob

[Anonymous Monk]

Make sure Perl in Cygwin isn't blocked by your windows firewall.