[Chicken-users] csi -:c MSYS problem

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Graham Fawcett wrote:
> On 7/5/06, Brandon J. Van Every <address@hidden> wrote:
> > I've also discovered that under a MSYS shell, csi yields no #;1> prompt
> > and doesn't respond to commands.  Works fine under a normal Windows
> > command prompt, and also under a Cygwin shell.  This is true of Chicken
> > in general, not just CMake builds.  I wonder what's different about
> > MSYS; I know that many apps suffer compatibility problems with its 
> > shell.
>
> Does it work if you run it with the -:c command line option, e.g. "csi
> -:c"? See the FAQ.

Huh, yes it does.  I wouldn't call this expected behavior though; the 
FAQ entry is for emacs buffers.  How difficult would it be to eliminate 
the need for -:c under MSYS?  It strikes me as an impediment to usability.


Cheers,
Brandon Van Every