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Re: [bug-gnulib] request for new modules for portable pseudo-terminal al
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Bruno Haible |
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Re: [bug-gnulib] request for new modules for portable pseudo-terminal allocation functions |
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Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:26:24 +0200 |
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Hello,
> allocating pseudo-terminals in a portable way is a nightmare.
I agree. You also find some source code in this direction in glibc,
in xterm (horrible mess of #ifdefs), in kdebase/konsole, in rxvt,
in gnome-terminal, ...
> It would be nice if gnulib included portable
> replacements for GNU C library functions getpt,
> grantpt, unlockpt, ptsname, ptsname_r, openpty,
> forkpty,
Is this API sufficient? The example in the glibc manual indicates that
some STREAMS operations are necessary as well, no?
The usual way for some code to come into gnulib is that someone who needs
it writes it, and then submits it into gnulib.
Bruno