Re: telnetd, rxvt/xterm problems with 2.1.11[78]

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
28 Aug 1998 06:02:46 GMT

Followup to: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980827170817.20655A-100000@blues.jpj.net>
By author: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Q: Can I use UNIX 98 ptys?
>
> A: Yes, but only if you have a kernel and libc which support them, and if
> your applications are written and compiled to use them. They will be
> supported by Linux 2.2 and glibc 2.1.
>
> These answers are largely based on a message from Andreas Schwab
> (schwab@gnu.org) and on the Documentation/devices.txt file maintained by
> H. Peter Anvin (hpa@zytor.com) that comes with the Linux source.
>

There is also the new standalone libpt which implements the Unix98 PTY
API independently of libc. You still need to have your apps compiled
to use this API, of course.

-hpa

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