post_create_inferior (¤t_target, from_tty);
- /* Install inferior's terminal modes. */
- target_terminal_inferior ();
-
if (async_exec)
{
/* The user requested an `attach&', so be sure to leave threads
based on what modes we are starting it with. */
target_terminal_init ();
+ /* Install inferior's terminal modes. This may look like a no-op,
+ as we've just saved them above, however, this does more than
+ restore terminal settings:
+
+ - installs a SIGINT handler that forwards SIGINT to the inferior.
+ Otherwise a Ctrl-C pressed just while waiting for the initial
+ stop would end up as a spurious Quit.
+
+ - removes stdin from the event loop, which we need if attaching
+ in the foreground, otherwise on targets that report an initial
+ stop on attach (which are most) we'd process input/commands
+ while we're in the event loop waiting for that stop. That is,
+ before the attach continuation runs and the command is really
+ finished. */
+ target_terminal_inferior ();
+
/* Set up execution context to know that we should return from
wait_for_inferior as soon as the target reports a stop. */
init_wait_for_inferior ();