Index: cygwin/fhandler.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h,v
retrieving revision 1.149
diff -u -p -r1.149 fhandler.h
--- cygwin/fhandler.h	14 Dec 2002 04:01:32 -0000	1.149
+++ cygwin/fhandler.h	17 Dec 2002 06:28:09 -0000
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ enum line_edit_status
   line_edit_signalled = -1,
   line_edit_ok = 0,
   line_edit_input_done = 1,
-  line_edit_error = 2
+  line_edit_error = 2,
+  line_edit_pipe_full = 3
 };
 
 enum bg_check_types
Index: cygwin/fhandler_termios.cc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_termios.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.36
diff -u -p -r1.36 fhandler_termios.cc
--- cygwin/fhandler_termios.cc	17 Dec 2002 03:49:34 -0000	1.36
+++ cygwin/fhandler_termios.cc	17 Dec 2002 06:28:10 -0000
@@ -326,9 +326,10 @@ fhandler_termios::line_edit (const char 
       put_readahead (c);
       if (!iscanon || always_accept || input_done)
 	{
-	  if (!accept_input ()) 
+	  int status = accept_input ();
+	  if (status != 1) 
 	    {
-	      ret = line_edit_error;
+	      ret = status ? line_edit_error : line_edit_pipe_full;
 	      eat_readahead (1);
 	      break;
 	    }
Index: cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.83
diff -u -p -r1.83 fhandler_tty.cc
--- cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc	17 Dec 2002 03:49:34 -0000	1.83
+++ cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc	17 Dec 2002 06:28:12 -0000
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ fhandler_pty_master::accept_input ()
 	{
 	  debug_printf ("error writing to pipe %E");
 	  get_ttyp ()->read_retval = -1;
+	  ret = -1;
 	}
       else
 	{
@@ -1077,11 +1078,17 @@ fhandler_pty_master::close ()
 int
 fhandler_pty_master::write (const void *ptr, size_t len)
 {
-  size_t i;
+  int i;
   char *p = (char *) ptr;
-  for (i=0; i<len; i++)
-    if (line_edit (p++, 1) == line_edit_error)
+  for (i=0; i < (int) len; i++)
+    {
+      line_edit_status status = line_edit (p++, 1);
+      if (status == line_edit_ok || status == line_edit_input_done)
+	continue;
+      if (status != line_edit_pipe_full)
+	i = -1;
       break;
+    }
   return i;
 }