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Using expect-lite with CygwinAlthought expect-lite was initially created for the Linux environment, there are many users of expect-lite using windows and cygwin. Version 4.0.1, has been tested extensively on cygwin.Unfortunately, the current version of expect, used by expect-lite, in cygwin is quite old (2003). Limitations of using the old cygwin expect from 2003The Powerful new Debugger in expect-lite is using underlying features of expect which are just not available in the 2003 version. Although expect-lite script should execute without problem, some of the newer cool debugger features will not work correctly.The limitations in the Debugger are:
There is a newer version of expect availableI have compiled the CVS version of expect 5.45 for cygwin. A tar
file is available which includes the expect binary, and required
libraries. |