Comment 9 for bug 1715339

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Patrick Storz (ede123) wrote :

Ugh, so to clarify: It *does not* SEGFAULT when running from cmd.exe?

Please be clear with your bug descriptions (it suggests Inkscape is always crashing for you, also when run from cmd.exe), otherwise it's just a big waste of time for everybody. Debugging an issue when given wrong facts is just impossible...

Regarding command line usage from cmd.exe:
- inkscape.exe will never output anything, which is a Windows
  limitations and the reason why we have inkscape.com
- inkscape.com output is currently known to be broken on Windows 7,
  see bug #1714278, and has jet to be investigated fully.

Regarding command line usage from Cygwin Mintty prompt:
- Inkscape 0.92.2 is built using MSYS2. As MSYS2 is Cygwin-based it's likely there is some command line magic going on to achieve proper output despite the Windows limitations. It's possible MSYS2's implementation is incompatible to vanilla Cygwin which could cause the crashes you're seeing. If you really need to run Inkscape in Mintty (and don't want to use the MSYS2 one) I suggest you get in contact with upstream and ask them if any incompatibilities are already known (and if yes, if there's a possible fix).