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- Lines: 24
- Date:
Thu Jan 14 10:51:51 1999
- Orig file:
v2.2.0-pre7/linux/Documentation/Changes
- Orig date:
Tue Dec 22 14:16:53 1998
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.2.0-pre7/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -85,14 +85,15 @@
compiled under 2.0 or earlier kernels should be replaced with ones
compiled under 2.1, for example.
- As of 2.1.115, Unix98 pty support was added as an option, and
-support for the deprecated major 4 /dev/ttyp* devices was removed. If
-necessary (eg, you get "out of pty" error messages when you obviously
-are not out of pty's), create major 3 /dev/tty* and major 2 /dev/pty*
-devices (see Documentation/devices.txt for more information). If you
-want to use the Unix98 ptys, you should be running at least
-glibc-2.0.9x, and you must switch completely to Unix98 pty's. The
-general procedure for configuring Unix98 pty support is:
+ As of 2.1.115, support for the deprecated major 4 /dev/ttyp* devices
+was removed. If necessary (eg, you get "out of pty" error messages when
+you obviously are not out of pty's), create major 3 /dev/tty* and major 2
+/dev/pty* devices (see Documentation/devices.txt for more information).
+
+ Optional support for Unix98 pty devices has also been added. If you
+want to use the Unix98 ptys, you should be running at least glibc-2.0.9x,
+and you must switch completely to Unix98 pty's. The general procedure
+for configuring Unix98 pty support is:
- Compile your kernel with CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS and CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS.
- mknod /dev/ptmx c 5 2
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