From d9ef1b8d77f304c83241f807c17ffa26c9033778 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bram Moolenaar Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:23:10 +0100 Subject: patch 8.1.0909: MS-Windows: using ConPTY even though it is not stable Problem: MS-Windows: using ConPTY even though it is not stable. Solution: When ConPTY version is unstable, prefer using winpty. (Ken Takata, closes #3949) --- runtime/doc/options.txt | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'runtime') diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt index 413342087..6b2dde825 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/options.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt @@ -8112,12 +8112,14 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|. window. Possible values are: - "" use ConPTY if possible, winpty otherwise + "" use ConPTY if it is stable, winpty otherwise "winpty" use winpty, fail if not supported "conpty" use |ConPTY|, fail if not supported - |ConPTY| support depends on the platform (Windows 10 October 2018 - edition). winpty support needs to be installed. If neither is + |ConPTY| support depends on the platform. Windows 10 October 2018 + Update is the first version that supports ConPTY, however it is still + considered unstable. ConPTY might become stable in the next release + of Windows 10. winpty support needs to be installed. If neither is supported then you cannot open a terminal window. *'terse'* *'noterse'* -- cgit v1.2.1