[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #54621] kbhit does not return on non-interactive shell

[Mike Miller]

Update of bug #54621 (project octave):

                  Status:                   Fixed => Wont Fix               

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Follow-up Comment #5:

I see, I misunderstood this bug report from the beginning. You are reporting
the new fixed behavior of 'kbhit' as a bug, when it was actually a fix for the
incorrect behavior that you want to be restored.

Yes, in versions of Octave prior to 4.4, the 'kbhit' function returned
immediately without waiting for user input. It is useful to be able to call
this function in a user script or program, similar to the 'input' function.
The 'input' function has always waited for user input in both interactive and
non-interactive mode, and now the 'kbhit' function does also for consistency.

If you want to discuss alternative behaviors, the possibility of a new
function with a different behavior, or ask about the usefulness of one
behavior against the other, please use either the Octave help
(https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-octave) or maintainers
(https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/octave-maintainers) mailing lists.

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