On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:53:53 +0500 "Alexander E. Patrakov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> TheOldFellow wrote: > > > Having just built a new LFS/Xorg using mostly book methods, I came to > > configure the kernel (2.6.23.8) and running oldconfig suggested that > > the BSD-style Ptys were deprecated - I seem to remember this has been > > the case for some while. However, I don't know of an X-terminal > > emulator that doesn't need ptys, and they are used for other purposes. > > BSD-style ptys are things like /dev/ptyp8. They are indeed deprecated, and > /dev/pts/* should be used instead (and the openpty() function from glibc, > that > xterm calls, does the right thing with /dev/pts). > Good. It was just my old brain wiring that was wrong then. Thanks Alexander. R. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
