From 25d8103dde95d78450ca52a6c327f525d3f6af4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: david-sarah <david-sarah@jacaranda.org> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:16:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] windows/fixups.py: limit length of string passed in a single call to WriteConsoleW. fixes #1232. --- src/allmydata/windows/fixups.py | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/allmydata/windows/fixups.py b/src/allmydata/windows/fixups.py index ce8af4b2..12c725bc 100644 --- a/src/allmydata/windows/fixups.py +++ b/src/allmydata/windows/fixups.py @@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ def initialize(): remaining = len(text) while remaining > 0: n = DWORD(0) - retval = WriteConsoleW(self._hConsole, text, remaining, byref(n), None) + # There is a shorter-than-documented limitation on the length of the string + # passed to WriteConsoleW (see #1232). + retval = WriteConsoleW(self._hConsole, text, min(remaining, 10000), byref(n), None) if retval == 0 or n.value == 0: raise IOError("WriteConsoleW returned %r, n.value = %r" % (retval, n.value)) remaining -= n.value -- 2.45.2