Re: octave in bg ????

[Daniel Heiserer]

address@hidden schrieb:
> 
> On 13-Nov-2000, Daniel Heiserer <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> | address@hidden schrieb:
> | >
> | > On 13-Nov-2000, Daniel Heiserer <address@hidden> wrote:
> | >
> | > | Hi,
> | > | whenever I try to run octve in the background, octave starts sleeping
> | > | and
> | > | does not continue:
> | > | 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> | > | shell> octave -q  test_run_1.m &
> | > | [1] 491322
> | > | [1]  + Suspended (tty output)        octave -q test_run_1.m
> | >
> | > Try
> | >
> | >   shell> octave -q  test_run_1.m < /dev/null > test_run_1.out &
> | >
> | > You may also want to tell your shell to send output intended for the
> | > standard error stream to the test_run_1.out file.
> |
> | No didnt work. same problem.
> 
> Are you sure?  Even if you use (Bourne shell syntax):
> 
>   shell> octave -q  test_run_1.m < /dev/null > test_run_1.out 2>&1 &

bingo. In "sh" it works. in tcsh syntax the shell complains about the
"ambigous redirect".
Without the "2>&1" it does not work in the "sh" either.

> 
> ?
> 
> What terminal settings do you have (try running stty -a)?  In
> particular, is tostop set?  What happens if you unset it (stty -tostop)?

tostop is set. in particular:
shell > stty -a
speed 38400 baud; line = 1; 24 rows; 133 columns
intr = ^C; quit = ^ŠÜ; erase = ^H; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = ^@;
old-swtch = ^Z; susp = ^Z
lnext = ^V; werase = ^W; rprnt = ^R; flush = ^O; stop = ^S; start = ^Q;
dsusp = ^Y
-parenb -parodd cs8 -cstopb hupcl cread clocal -cnew_rtscts -loblk 
-ignbrk brkint ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl -iuclc 
ixon ixany -ixoff -imaxbel 
isig icanon iexten -xcase echo echoe echok echoke echoctl -echoprt
-echonl -noflsh -flusho -pendin -tostop 
opost -olcuc onlcr -ocrnl -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel tab3 


> 
> Are you sure your script produces no output?

the script does not produce ANY output. 

thanks so far.

daniel



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