Ctrl-Z fails to suspend Windows programs
Jani tiainen
redetin@luukku.com
Tue Jun 15 12:41:00 GMT 2004
Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 09:58:16AM +0100, John Cooper wrote:
>
>>Is it a known limitation that "native" Windows programs cannot be suspended?
>
>
> Yes. Window programs do not understand cygwin signals.
Thats true for cygwin part. Native programs still can be
suspended/resumed but not by cygwin (or shell that is running and
waiting finishing of active process).
It could be done in such a way that it could be possible, but it would
need propably need native windows stuff in shell(s) in question.
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Jani Tiainen
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