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Re: tcsetattr ()
- From: Brian Ford <ford at vss dot fsi dot com>
- To: Martin Farnik <martin dot farnik at email dot cz>
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:25:55 -0500 (CDT)
- Subject: Re: tcsetattr ()
- References: <20031024154420.38221b39.martin.farnik@email.cz>
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, Martin Farnik wrote:
> Brian Ford wrote:
> >Incidentally, I am working on a trivial cleanup patch to fix:
> >
> >http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-10/msg00708.html
> >
> >I just haven't had time to test it thoroughly yet. I have no idea about
> >this person's second "random hang" problem. It wasn't very eloquently
> >described.
>
> It is a good news that you are working on patch to fix it.
> It is very easy to test it.
>
Want to test it for me?
Do you know how to compile and test the cygwin1.dll if I send you the
patch, or would you prefer a binary?
Can you test it on multiple OSes?
> I try to connect 2 PC thru serial line and run on first PC program that
> permanently send data thru serial line to second PC.. When I try to
> call function tcflush at Windows98 on second PC program hangs.
>
Sure. I understand the problem. It just takes a good deal of effort to
get a setup like this if you don't already have one.
> I think that this random hangs problem is closely connected to problem
> above (with full serial buffer).
>
I haven't seen anything like this myself, but the devices I talk to don't
just stream continually that often.
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