Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]

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Post by nailer » Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 1:34 PM UTC

Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]
channel9.msdn.com

Re: Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]

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Post by nailer » Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 1:37 PM UTC

This is coming to Windows stable in April:

- vt sequences fixed (so stuff like colored output, midnight commander, etc work and the terminal doesn't screw up)

- Elixir and Go work

- Also Postgres and MySQL

- You can launch Windows apps from bash.

- inotify works

- Visual Studio can compile with GNU/Linux C/C++ tools, gdb, linker etc

There's some recent fast ring info on: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2017/01/09/bash...

From reading that blog, and also: https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/111#issuec... it sounds as if the Windows console (separate from bash, openssh, powershell etc) is being entirely refactored for creators update. So those fixes should also help powershell, ConEmu and a bunch of other common windows command line stuff.

Re: Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]

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Post by teh_klev » Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 2:12 PM UTC

That's one low quality video, and to add insult to injury they're posted on Facebook.

Here's a better quality video on Channel9:

https://channel9.msdn.com/events/Windows/Windows-Developer-D...

Same start time of ~17:00 mins in.

Re: Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]

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Post by oblio » Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 2:12 PM UTC

I wonder when it will be RTM (release to manufacturing => stable)

Re: Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]

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Post by teh_klev » Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 2:22 PM UTC

oblio wrote: post #4

I wonder when it will be RTM (release to manufacturing => stable)

I think it's coming in the Windows 10 Creators Update in April:

http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/2/14146182/microsoft-windows-...

Re: Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]

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Post by romanovcode » Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 2:25 PM UTC

nailer wrote: post #2

This is coming to Windows stable in April: - vt sequences fixed (so stuff like colored output, midnight commander, etc work and the terminal doesn't screw up) - Elixir and Go work - Also Postgres and MySQL - You can launch Windows apps from bash. - inotify works - Visual Studio can compile with GNU/Linux C/C++ tools, gdb, linker etc There's some recent fast ring info on: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2…

> - You can launch Windows apps from bash.

So I can basically do `code .` from inside bash and it will open VS Code in the linux sub-system folder? That's amazing!

Re: Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]

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Post by Philipp__ » Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 2:30 PM UTC

With Visual Studio Code, Microsoft is making Windows 10 really appealing to developers. I personally won't jump any time soon, I am really satisfied with my work environment on macOS (and Linux inside VM) (unless I got locked down into Microsoft stack for work, in that case I will gladly switch, but it's not like I will have any other option). But anyway, I recognize and appreciate the change at Microsoft's direction of thinking, it's awesome! I wouldn't believe if somebody told me this 10 years ago...

Re: Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]

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Post by 0xFFC » Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 2:32 PM UTC

Philipp__ wrote: post #7

With Visual Studio Code, Microsoft is making Windows 10 really appealing to developers. I personally won't jump any time soon, I am really satisfied with my work environment on macOS (and Linux inside VM) (unless I got locked down into Microsoft stack for work, in that case I will gladly switch, but it's not like I will have any other option). But anyway, I recognize and appreciate the change at Microsoft's direction…

VCpkg (and ofcourse CMake support, without it I don't use VS honestly) made me to make that switch ! it is awesome, it is one thing as C++ dev I always dreamed of

Re: Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]

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Post by pawadu » Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 2:32 PM UTC

nailer wrote: post #2

This is coming to Windows stable in April: - vt sequences fixed (so stuff like colored output, midnight commander, etc work and the terminal doesn't screw up) - Elixir and Go work - Also Postgres and MySQL - You can launch Windows apps from bash. - inotify works - Visual Studio can compile with GNU/Linux C/C++ tools, gdb, linker etc There's some recent fast ring info on: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2…

> - Visual Studio can compile with GNU/Linux C/C++ tools, gdb, linker etc

First VS Core, now VS proper. Impressive!

(going back to my ddd window on Linux, crying a bit inside).

Re: Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]

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Post by wyldfire » Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 2:34 PM UTC

Not since Windows 2000 have I been so interested in an upgrade to a new Windows release. Only at work do I have to suffer through Windows, but this would make things much nicer there.

I hope/pray that readline and/or editline work correctly on bash et al?

Do Windows CI services like Appveyor support WSL? If so I would hope that deploying to windows for lots of high level software is relatively painless.

Head scratcher from the video:

> What if I want to open this file in notepad?

> ...

> audience applauds

Ugh, the only thing worth applause here would be if instead he had said "and we finally taught notepad how to work with different line-endings" or "and we finally deleted notepad". The demo clearly shows the shebang line mashed in with the rest of the file contents. "This was a very popular ask" -- from whom‽ To present things as a dichotomy between vim and notepad is not honest.

EDIT: comments below have clarified: the feature refers to launching Windows processes from linux ones, not notepad specifically.