XWin requires tty for console log output

[Yaakov (Cygwin/X)]

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Yaakov (Cygwin Ports) wrote:
> For some reason which I have yet to investigate, XWin requires a tty to
> the log to the terminal.  That means it will output to terminal in VTs,
> but will not work in ordinary cmd/bash shells without setting
> CYGWIN=tty; instead you will see a cmd window briefly flashing on screen
> when launched.

Tracking in bugzilla:

http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9763


Yaakov
Cygwin/X
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