Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:51:11 +0200 From: Ed Schouten <ed@80386.nl> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> Cc: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org, cy@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/123591: [Patch] sysutils/screen: don't make it use /dev/ptmx Message-ID: <20080511175111.GR1181@hoeg.nl> In-Reply-To: <200805111400.m4BE0JIr062168@cwsys.cwsent.com> References: <200805111250.m4BCoDpY013041@freefall.freebsd.org> <200805111400.m4BE0JIr062168@cwsys.cwsent.com>
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--s33SFO/vI16wUVFN Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> wrote: > FreeBSD doesn't use nor does it have /dev/ptmx. What difference would it= =20 > make? It has. If you run current and enable the proper sysctl (kern.pts.enable or something?) it should be present on the system, causing it to miscompile. > As you're developing a new tty layer for FreeBSD that is compatible with= =20 > Linux and if screen already works with Linux, should it not work with the= =20 > new tty layer? It should, but screen shouldn't use the interface directly. The /dev/ptmx node should only be used by older binaries. --=20 Ed Schouten <ed@80386.nl> WWW: http://80386.nl/ --s33SFO/vI16wUVFN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkgnMg8ACgkQ52SDGA2eCwUpbQCeIpeTXa0feWfemU9AdYJ4Zowp xIAAnApjAMIv3PVXRViZ0Q0nzRRX5SX6 =m+EG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --s33SFO/vI16wUVFN--
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