From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from relay7-d.mail.gandi.net (relay7-d.mail.gandi.net [217.70.183.200]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BA470384A034 for ; Thu, 7 May 2020 22:12:12 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org BA470384A034 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=pounceofcats.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=briand@pounceofcats.com X-Originating-IP: 91.207.175.99 Received: from quarternote (unknown [91.207.175.99]) (Authenticated sender: briand@pounceofcats.com) by relay7-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EE16220003; Thu, 7 May 2020 22:12:09 +0000 (UTC) Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 15:12:07 -0700 From: To: Brian Inglis Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: incorrect text mode graphic character display Message-ID: <20200507151207.221136d8@quarternote> In-Reply-To: References: <20200507081832.54306879@quarternote> <0afd85b5-9bc8-8b6e-a032-8ae9c4b1e0e0@gmail.com> <20200507130710.1ff1f684@quarternote> <20200507140945.56e74bce@quarternote> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.16.0 (GTK+ 2.24.32; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, JMQ_SPF_NEUTRAL, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, RCVD_IN_ABUSEAT, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_BL, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_L3, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:12:13 -0000 On Thu, 7 May 2020 15:52:06 -0600 Brian Inglis wrote: > As that env var is interpreted by the main Cygwin process cygwin1.dll, which has > to be unloaded and reloaded, I'd set CYGWIN=disable_pcon in the System > environment, then shut down all Cygwin processes, as you would before running > setup, log off, and log on. > Given that Eric's suggestion to downgrade the cygwin.dll version to 3.07 worked, is it still worth trying this ? I will if it might give someone an idea of what would need to be fixed on a future version. -- Brian