Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:02:29 -0500 | From | Paul Schmidt <> | Subject | Re: Minor Changes suggestion [was Re: BUG LIST: 2.2.0pre7] |
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I got caught by that one myself; I haven't had any opportunity to use the 2.1.x kernels during the development cycle like I did with 1.3.x, and my home system (slackware 3.0 with many updates) was updated from a 1.2.13 kernel - the /dev directory was still configured for the 1.2 pty assignments, but ran fine on 2.0. Perhaps a note to tell users who are running 2.0 systems which were updated from 1.2 along the lines of "If your system originally had a kernel previous to 2.0, be sure your /dev directory has been updated" would avoid some grief.
"Robert B. Hamilton" wrote: <snip> > 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:
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