[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #40689] MinGW: octave-3.7.7+.exe process keeps running after GUI starts

[John W. Eaton]

Follow-up Comment #10, bug #40689 (project octave):

It should work to start "octave" without the --force-gui option.  
That works for me from a launcher.  You don't see two processes in that case
because the launcher is executing the octave process without a controlling
terminal so the wrapper program can exec instead of having to fork, give up
the controlling terminal, and then exec.

Using a launcher to run octave-gui directly (not in a terminal) should work. 
Running octave-gui with a terminal will not work properly because you'll have
a controlling terminal and less won't work properly (it will be looking to the
controlling terminal for keyboard input).

However, running octave-gui directly from a launcher is not working properly
for me.  I'll see if I can figure out why.



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