***BOGO*** Re: [Mingw-users] ANSI escape sequences problem

[JonY <10walls@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bengt Werstén wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Using the simple program:
>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
>
> int main(void)
> {
> const unsigned char back[] = {0x1b, '[', 'D', '\0'};
> printf("12%s34", back);
> return 0;
> }
>
> It do not give the same result when executed from cygwin bash depending if
> built using mingw or not.
>
> $ gcc main.c
> Results in printing 134 when run and this is expected since the escape
> sequence should result in a cursor left.
>
> $ gcc -mno-cygwin main.c
> Results in 12←[D34 being printed when run but I would like it to have the
> same result as above.
>
> Is there anyway around this since I need to use MinGW with this
> behavior? I have tried out output methods like write and putc but it is
> still the same result.

This is due to the fact that the Windows console does not understand the 
escape sequence. This is not really a MinGW problem.

Not too sure how to resolve it without resorting to 3rd party programs.

>
> Best Regards,
>
> Bengt Werstén
>
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