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hIsTerminalDevice returns True for /dev/null (aka NUL) on Windows

test 2228 is failing for me in an msys window on Windows:

-BlockBuffering Nothing
+LineBuffering
 BlockBuffering Nothing

because isatty behaves unexpectedly on mingw:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int main(void) {
    int i;
    i = fileno(stdin);
    printf("%d\n", i);
    i = fileno(stdout);
    printf("%d\n", i);
    i = isatty(0);
    printf("%d\n", i);
    i = isatty(1);
    printf("%d\n", i);
    return 0;
}
$ ./w            
0
1
0
0

$ ./w < /dev/null
0
1
64
0
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Version 6.8.3
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component libraries/base
Test case
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Edited by Simon Marlow
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