[Bug: 21.4.14] xemacs -t `tty` on Fedora fails

================================================================ Dear Bug Team! "xemacs -t `tty`" on Fedora fails to open the tty. Strace (strace -f -o /tmp/tr-xemacs xemacs -t `tty`) stops/ hangs when I would expect an open of the pty i.e. open("/dev/pts .... dup(0) ==== edited chunks of the strace info === 9246 execve("/usr/bin/xemacs", ["xemacs", "-t", "/dev/pts/2"], [/* 37 vars */]) = 0 .... 9246 getrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, {rlim_cur=10240*1024, rlim_max=RLIM_INFINITY}) = 0 9246 brk(0) = 0xa0b9000 9246 brk(0xa0da000) = 0xa0da000 9246 brk(0) = 0xa0da000 9246 close(0) = 0 9246 close(1) = 0 9246 --- SIGINT (Interrupt) ＠ 0 (0) --- 9246 +++ killed by SIGINT +++ ================================================================ System Info to help track down your bug: --------------------------------------- uname -a: Linux bugs.devel.redhat.com 2.4.21-2.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Sep 17 15:00:55 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux ./configure 'i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--libdir=/usr/lib' '--mandir=/usr/share/man/man1' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--with-gpm=no' '--with-sound=native' '--with-pop' '--mail-locking=lockf' '--with-clash-detection' '--debug=yes' '--with-mule=yes' '--with-database=berkdb' '--with-ldap=yes' '--with-hesiod=no' '--with-canna=yes' '--with-wnn=yes' '--with-xim=xlib' '--with-athena=3d' '--with-widgets=athena' '--with-menubars=lucid' '--with-scrollbars=lucid' '--with-dialogs=athena' '--with-msw=no' '--with-xfs=yes' '--pdump' XEmacs 21.4.14 "Reasonable Discussion" configured for `i386-redhat-linux'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /usr/src/build/320173-i386/BUILD/xemacs-21.4.14 Installation prefix: /usr Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -O2 -g -pipe -march=i386 -mcpu=i686 Relocating allocator for buffers: no GNU version of malloc: yes - Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library. Window System: Compiling in support for the X window system: - X Windows headers location: /usr/X11R6/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/X11R6/lib - Handling WM_COMMAND properly. Compiling in support for the Athena widget set: - Athena headers location: X11/Xaw3d - Athena library to link: Xaw3d Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Athena dialog boxes. Using Athena native widgets. TTY: Compiling in support for ncurses. Images: Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin). Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Compiling in support for JPEG images. Compiling in support for TIFF images. Sound: Compiling in support for sound (native). Databases: Compiling in support for Berkeley database. Compiling in support for LDAP. Compiling in support for PostgreSQL. - Using PostgreSQL header file: libpq-fe.h - Using PostgreSQL V7 bindings. Internationalization: Compiling in support for Mule (multi-lingual Emacs). Compiling in support for XIM (X11R5+ I18N input method). - Using raw Xlib to provide XIM support. - Using XFontSet to provide bilingual menubar. Compiling in support for Canna on Mule. Compiling in support for the WNN input method on Mule. Mail: Compiling in support for POP mail retrieval. Compiling in support for "lockf" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Using the new portable dumper. Compiling in support for extra debugging code. 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