GNU bug report logs - #12040
24.1.50; `term' hangs on FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT without pty(4)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jan Beich <jbeich <at> tormail.org>

Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:09:02 UTC

Severity: important

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.1.50

Fixed in version 24.3

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #12 received at 12040 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Jan Beich <jbeich <at> tormail.org>
Cc: 12040 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12040: 24.1.50;
	`term' hangs on FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT without pty(4)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:45:30 -0400

Jan Beich wrote:

> A few ways to solve this:
> - use openpty() in -lutil like darwin
> - add use posix_openpt() support

Thanks for the patches.
Do you (or anyone else) have a feeling for which is the best?
As written the posix_openpt one changes the behaviour on gnu-linux
platforms to use posix_openpt instead of getpt.
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