kill() / signal() doesn't really work.
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Description
Currently MSYS isn't able to send signals to ordinary Win32 programs. A long time ago I wrote a patch for MSYS1 to accomplish this. https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw/mailman/message/10716023/
It would need refreshing to handle 64bit and 32bit binaries but otherwise should still work. Is there any interest in supporting this?
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked MSYS1 patch and compare its approach with the current MSYS2 runtime. Determine what must change for both 32-bit and 64-bit binaries, and verify that kill() and signal() can deliver signals to ordinary Win32 programs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100