Hi Tim, I suspect that you also reported this issue at https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/5079. For the benefit of readers of this list, here is the explanation: `openssl.exe` is a pure Win32 program, while Git Bash uses a friendly fork of the Cygwin POSIX emulation layer. The latter, therefore, uses emulated pseudo terminals, but Win32 programs only use Win32 Consoles. For the moment, therefore, programs like `openssl.exe` that want to interact with the user via such a Win32 Console have to be called via the `winpty` helper that acts as a translator between Win32 Consoles and emulated Unix pseudo terminals. Modern Windows versions support a concept called "pseudo consoles" that are similar to Unix pseudo terminals, similar enough that there is an option to use them, which would avoid the need for that `winpty` helper. In the near future, the Git for Windows project will switch the default to use those pseudo consoles by default (where available, that is). Ciao, Johannes On Sat, 27 Jul 2024, Tim Abdiukov wrote: > What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue) > Tried to generate a self-signed certificate using git bash. > > Using git bash, I ran > ``` > openssl genrsa -aes256 (private key location) 4096 > ``` > however, openssl just hung (on Windows). Cmd can execute this command, > but bash cannot. > > What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior) > > openssl to generate messages about key generation to stdout > > What happened instead? (Actual behavior) > > openssl just hung > > What's different between what you expected and what actually happened? > > openssl just hung, rendering it unusable within bash Windows > > Anything else you want to add: > > This is an issue specifically with Windows x64. > > Please review the rest of the bug report below. > You can delete any lines you don't wish to share. > > > [System Info] > git version: > git version 2.45.2.windows.1 > cpu: x86_64 > built from commit: 91d03cb2e4fbf6ad961ace739b8a646868cb154d > sizeof-long: 4 > sizeof-size_t: 8 > shell-path: /bin/sh > feature: fsmonitor--daemon > uname: Windows 10.0 19044 > compiler info: gnuc: 14.1 > libc info: no libc information available > $SHELL (typically, interactive shell): C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\bash.exe > > > [Enabled Hooks] > not run from a git repository - no hooks to show > >
