I've been using this patch for unix98 ptys. Would you guys like to include this? Do you think it needs to be modified before it will be accepted? As far as I know, it should work correctly on all systems. If (glibc > 2.0) { if (kernel support for pty98) getpt should work else glibc should emulate with old pty behaviour // or so I'm told else doesn't do anything Index: src/process-unix.c =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/CVSroot/XEmacs/xemacs/src/process-unix.c,v retrieving revision 1.11.2.5 diff -c -r1.11.2.5 process-unix.c *** process-unix.c 1998/12/29 10:54:27 1.11.2.5 --- process-unix.c 1999/09/20 13:29:18 *************** *** 265,271 **** if (access (pty_name, 6) != 0) { close (fd); ! #if !defined(IRIS) && !defined(__sgi) continue; #else return -1; --- 265,271 ---- if (access (pty_name, 6) != 0) { close (fd); ! #if !defined(IRIS) && !defined(__sgi) && !defined (HAVE_GETPT) continue; #else return -1; Index: src/process.h =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/CVSroot/XEmacs/xemacs/src/process.h,v retrieving revision 1.8 diff -c -r1.8 process.h *** process.h 1998/04/11 05:37:05 1.8 --- process.h 1999/09/20 13:29:18 *************** *** 134,137 **** --- 134,149 ---- #endif /* emacs */ + #if defined (__GLIBC__) && (__GLIBC__ >= 2) && (__GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 1) + # define HAVE_GETPT + #endif + + #ifdef HAVE_GETPT + #define PTY_ITERATION + #define PTY_OPEN \ + if ((fd = getpt()) < 0 || grantpt (fd) < 0 || unlockpt (fd) < 0) \ + return -1; + #define PTY_TTY_NAME_SPRINTF ptsname_r (fd, pty_name, sizeof (pty_name)); + #endif + #endif /* _XEMACS_PROCESS_H_ */