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Re: bash/cmd and CTRL-C problem...


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Michael Rumpf wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm new to the list and I don't know if this problem is already solved, but
> I couldn't find a hint neither on the archives nor on the FAQ or somewhere
> else on the net.
> 
> My problem is related to bash/cmd and signal handling.
> In my app I installed a signal handler for SIGINT. The app is going into a
> wait loop and waiting for the exit flag from the signal handler to be set.
> 
> When pressing CTRL-C in the windows cmd shell the application continues
> normally after the signal handler has been caught. Under bash the signal
> handler is also correctly called, but after that the app is exiting
> immediatly, i.e. not continuing with the code.
> Here is the source:
> 
> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> /////////////////
> #include <windows.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <signal.h>
> 
> bool loop = true;
> 
> extern "C" void signalHandler(int sig)
> {
>    switch( sig )
>    {
>       case SIGINT:  // == 2
>          printf("SIGINT=%d\n",sig);
>          break;
>       default:
>          printf("default=%d\n",sig);
>          break;
>    };
>    loop=false;
> }
> 
> int main(int argc, char* argv[])
> {
>    if (signal( SIGINT , signalHandler ) == SIG_ERR)
>       return -1;
>    printf("### ctrlbreak: Waiting now...\n");
>    while(loop)
>      Sleep ((DWORD) 1000) ;
>    printf("### ctrlbreak: Finished waiting now...\n");
>    return 0;
> }
> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> /////////////////
> 
> Here the the output of the app under Win2K/bash:
> // bash                2.05a-2
> $ ./ctrlbreak.exe
> ### ctrlbreak: Waiting now...
> SIGINT=2
> 
> // GNU bash, version 2.02.1(2)-release (i586-pc-cygwin32) B20.1
> bash-2.02$ ./ctrlbreak
> ### ctrlbreak: Waiting now...
> SIGINT=2
> 
> // cmd.exe Win2k SP2
> ### ctrlbreak: Waiting now...
> SIGINT=2
> ### ctrlbreak: Finished waiting now...
> 
> You can see that under the cmd shell the text "Finished waiting now..." is
> printed which does not come out under the bash.
> Any hint would be greatly appreciated...
> 
> Michael
> 
> PS: I just downloaded the latest stable version 1.3.6 today...

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