Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:47:56 -0600 (CST) | From | "Robert B. Hamilton" <> | Subject | Minor Changes suggestion [was Re: BUG LIST: 2.2.0pre7] |
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Michael H. Warfield: > Software engineering is a race between engineers who try to create > foolproof software and the universe which is trying to create bigger fools. > So far, the universe is winning... > > Bullet proofing is always good. Then we just have to deal with > those teflon jacketed fools. :-)
Speaking of which, I put on my fool's cap once more and realized I still have a problem with the deprecated major-4 pty changes mentioned in Documentation/Changes. Problem is, it is discussed in the middle of a paragraph that begins and ends with the topic of optional Unix98 pty stuff. That is very confusing to us teflon-jackets, who will think they are somehow related.
So I suggest the minor editorial change in the following patch against Changes.
-- Robert (Bullets are Evil) Hamilton
============================================================ --- Documentation/Changes Thu Jan 14 12:22:09 1999 +++ Documentation/Changes Thu Jan 14 12:26:42 1999 @@ -85,14 +85,15 @@ compiled under 2.0 or earlier kernels should be replaced with ones compiled under 2.1, for example. - As of 2.1.115, Unix98 pty support was added as an option, and -support for the deprecated major 4 /dev/ttyp* devices was removed. If -necessary (eg, you get "out of pty" error messages when you obviously -are not out of pty's), create major 3 /dev/tty* and major 2 /dev/pty* -devices (see Documentation/devices.txt for more information). If you -want to use the Unix98 ptys, you should be running at least -glibc-2.0.9x, and you must switch completely to Unix98 pty's. The -general procedure for configuring Unix98 pty support is: + As of 2.1.115, support for the deprecated major 4 /dev/ttyp* devices +was removed. If necessary (eg, you get "out of pty" error messages when +you obviously are not out of pty's), create major 3 /dev/tty* and major 2 +/dev/pty* devices (see Documentation/devices.txt for more information). + + Optional support for Unix98 pty devices has also been added. If you +want to use the Unix98 ptys, you should be running at least glibc-2.0.9x, +and you must switch completely to Unix98 pty's. The general procedure +for configuring Unix98 pty support is: - Compile your kernel with CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS and CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS. - mknod /dev/ptmx c 5 2
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