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winpty
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======
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winpty is a Windows software package providing an interface similar to a Unix
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pty-master for communicating with Windows console programs. The package
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consists of a library (libwinpty) and a tool for Cygwin and MSYS for running
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Windows console programs in a Cygwin/MSYS pty.
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The software works by starting the ``winpty-agent.exe`` process with a new,
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hidden console window, which bridges between the console API and terminal
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input/output escape codes. It polls the hidden console's screen buffer for
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changes and generates a corresponding stream of output.
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The Unix adapter allows running Windows console programs (e.g. CMD, PowerShell,
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IronPython, etc.) under ``mintty`` or Cygwin's ``sshd`` with
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properly-functioning input (e.g. arrow and function keys) and output (e.g. line
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buffering). The library could be also useful for writing a non-Cygwin SSH
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server.
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Prerequisites
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=============
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You need the following to build winpty:
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* A Cygwin or MSYS installation
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* GNU make
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* A MinGW g++ toolchain, v4 or later, to build ``winpty.dll`` and
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``winpty-agent.exe``
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* A g++ toolchain targeting Cygwin or MSYS, v3 or later, to build
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``console.exe``
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Winpty requires two g++ toolchains as it is split into two parts. The
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binaries winpty.dll and winpty-agent.exe interface with the native Windows
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command prompt window so they are compiled with the native MinGW toolchain.
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The console.exe binary interfaces with the MSYS/Cygwin terminal so it is
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compiled with the MSYS/Cygwin toolchain.
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MinGW appears to be split into two distributions -- MinGW (creates 32-bit
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binaries) and MinGW-w64 (creates both 32-bit and 64-bit binaries). Either
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one is acceptable, but the compiler must be v4 or later.
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Cygwin packages
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---------------
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The default g++ compiler for Cygwin targets Cygwin itself, but Cygwin also
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packages MinGW compilers from both the MinGW and MinGW-w64 projects. As of
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this writing, the necessary packages are:
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* Either ``mingw-gcc-g++``, ``mingw64-i686-gcc-g++`` or
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``mingw64-x86_64-gcc-g++``. Select the appropriate compiler for your
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CPU architecture.
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* ``gcc-g++``
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* ``make``
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MSYS packages
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-------------
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For the original MSYS, use the ``mingw-get`` tool (MinGW Installation Manager),
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and select at least these components:
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* ``mingw-developer-toolkit``
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* ``mingw32-base``
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* ``mingw32-gcc-g++``
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* ``msys-base``
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* ``msys-system-builder``
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When running ``./configure``, make sure that ``mingw32-g++`` is in your
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``PATH``. It will be in the ``C:\MinGW\bin`` directory.
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For MSYS2, use ``pacman`` and install at least these packages:
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* ``msys/gcc``
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* ``mingw32/mingw-w64-i686-gcc`` or ``mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc``. Select
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the appropriate compiler for your CPU architecture.
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* ``make``
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Build
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=====
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In the project directory, run ``./configure``, then ``make``.
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This will produce three binaries:
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* ``build/winpty.dll``
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* ``build/winpty-agent.exe``
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* ``build/console.exe``
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Using the Unix adapter
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======================
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To run a Windows console program in ``mintty`` or Cygwin ``sshd``, prepend
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``console.exe`` to the command-line::
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$ build/console.exe c:/Python27/python.exe
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Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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>>> 10 + 20
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30
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>>> exit()
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$
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Debugging winpty
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================
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winpty comes with a tool for collecting timestamped debugging output. To use
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it:
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1. Run ``winpty-debugserver.exe`` on the same computer as winpty.
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2. Set the ``WINPTY_DEBUG`` environment variable to 1 for the ``console.exe``
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process and/or the process using ``libwinpty.dll``.
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winpty also recognizes a ``WINPTY_SHOW_CONSOLE`` environment variable. Set it
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to 1 to prevent winpty from hiding the console window.
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