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Message-Id: <D3A04519-2A97-4CE2-B3C3-1BEC216589A9@shinnok.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 19:19:05 +0300
From: Shinnok <admin@...nnok.com>
To: john-dev@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: problem with signal handling in core john (was: [core john] [Johnny] Windows event loop)


> On May 14, 2015, at 4:10 PM, Aleksey Cherepanov <lyosha@...nwall.com> wrote:
> 
> On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 03:23:34PM +0300, Shinnok wrote:
>> 
>>>> The patch maintains event processing(including CTRL_C) under the console(CMD) while also allowing for Johnny to properly terminate JtR instances via the same CTRL_C_EVENT.
>>> 
>>> As I understand from previous mails, john work under cmd.exe well, but
>>> when it is called from a program that disabled handling of ctrl-c for
>>> itself (like Johnny, but not limited to it) john inherits that
>>> disabled handling and does not enable it. Shinnok - am I right?
>>> 
>> 
>> That is correct.
> 
> So theoretically johnny can solve it on its own: enable ctrl-c
> handling before each calling of john and disable after it, can't it?
> 

I didn't try this approach. If you or Mathieu decide to do it, make sure you test all possible variants, like I did.

Shinnok


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