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diff --git a/gnulib b/gnulib deleted file mode 160000 -Subproject 443bc5ffcf7429e557f4a371b0661abe98ddbc1 diff --git a/gnulib/doc/glibc-functions/openpty.texi b/gnulib/doc/glibc-functions/openpty.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8fc9620 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnulib/doc/glibc-functions/openpty.texi @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +@node openpty +@subsection @code{openpty} +@findex openpty + +Gnulib module: openpty + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, Solaris 11 2010-11. +@item +One some systems (at least including Cygwin, Interix, OSF/1 4 and 5, +and Mac OS X) linking with @code{-lutil} is not required. +@item +On glibc, OpenBSD, NetBSD and FreeBSD linking with @code{-lutil} is +required. +@item +The function is declared in pty.h on Cygwin, Interix, OSF/1 4 and 5, +and glibc. It is declared in util.h on Mac OS X, OpenBSD and NetBSD. +It is declared in libutil.h on FreeBSD. +@item +Some platforms declare the function without marking the last two +parameters @code{const}. +FreeBSD, Cygwin 1.7.1. +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +mingw, MSVC 9. +@item +After a successful call to @code{openpty}, the application needs to close +the master's file descriptor before closing the slave's file descriptor, +otherwise the process may hang in a state where it cannot be killed, on +some platforms: MacOS X 10.4.11. +@end itemize |