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Re: kvt can't open pseudo terminal
On Mon, May 28, 2001 at 08:47:06AM -0400, Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ralf Habacker [mailto:Ralf.Habacker@saght.tessag.com]
> > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 2:34 AM
> > To: Cygwin-Xfree
> > Subject: kvt can't open pseudo terminal
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > while porting kde I have found, that kvt can't open a pseudo terminal
> > device
> > /dev/ptv.. like on linux available.
> > I have searched this mailing list but don't found any relating mail.
> >
> > Can anynone tell me, how this is implemented on cygwin ?
>
>
> I do not think /dev/ptv is implemented in Cygwin. You need to add
> It to cygwin, yourself. You can ask at cygwin mailing list.
Try streams ptys:
master = open ("/dev/ptmx", ...);
grantpt(master);
unlockpt(master);
slave = open (ptsname(master), ...);
Corinna
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