Enthought Python + Cygwin

[RMJ]

Jason,

Adding a line Set CYGWIN="notty" in the Cygwin-Tcsh.bat file now enables me
to run Enthought python.  Thank you for your help!  I like this version
because it has the Scipy packages, etc pre-installed.

-Roger Jones

"Jason Tishler" <jason at tishler.net> wrote in message
news:mailman.15.1087334003.21521.python-list at python.org...
> Roger,
>
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 10:32:14AM -0700, RMJ wrote:
> > After installing Enthought's python and typing 'python' from within
> > cygwin the program hangs with no output.  I do not remember this being
> > the case with earlier versions of Enthought python.  Is this version
> > not compatible with cygwin?  Or, is there some configuration file that
> > needs changing?  It does run successfully with 'python somecode.py'
> > -but without printing out intermediate results.
>
> There are some known "tty" issues when running native Win32 programs
> under Cygwin.  They typical manifest themselves under rxvt and (IIRC)
> when CYGWIN=tty.  Try using bash (instead of rxvt) and CYGWIN=notty.
>
> BTW, Cygwin Python does not have any of these issues.  If you don't need
> any Win32 Python features, then you may want to use this version
> instead.
>
> Jason
>
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