posix_openpt vs getpt??

[Samuel Thibault]

Hello,

Florian Weimer, le mar. 31 déc. 2019 14:25:37 +0100, a ecrit:
> > In sysdeps/unix/bsd/getpt.c we can read:
> >
> > /* We cannot define posix_openpt in general for BSD systems.  */
> >
> > I do not see why posix_openpt can't be defined like getpt is. Is there
> > a semantic difference between them beyond the open flags that could be
> > just passed to the open() call?  Notably, Linux' getpt() is actually
> > implemented as __posix_openpt (O_RDWR)...
> 
> We don't have an in-tree BSD port, and the BSD at the time was
> probably quite different from what we have today.  I suggest to ignore
> the comment and rearrange things in the way that make the most sense
> for Linux and Hurd.

Ok, thanks, I guess that'll to wait for 2.32, though.

And best wishes for the new year!
Samuel