Re: Real TIOCSETP

[Juergen Lock <nox@jelal.north.de>]

Nicholas S Castellano writes:

> >From: Juergen Lock <nox@jelal.north.de>
> >Nicholas S Castellano writes:
> >> tty.c, file.h, xbios.c: ++entropy@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu
> >> 	Add a real TIOCSETP (differs from TIOCSETN in that it waits for
> >> 	the output buffer to be empty if the device supports TIOCOUTQ.)
> >> 	Remove a kludge in rsconf() which is not needed if a real TIOCSETP
> >> 	exists.
> >
> > problem:  with this patch old programs can hang in TIOCSETN because
> >then they really get TIOCSETP...  and you usually only set an alarm for
> >TIOCSETP not TIOCSETN.
> 
> Well if you think it's important,

 well there are some people who always want binary distributions :) and
then i prefer to have binaries work on old and later kernels...

>  maybe the definitions in file.h
> should be swapped, such that any old program will get TIOCSETN and you
> can recompile stuff to get the new TIOCSETP...

 ok, looks like that works. (for me.)
> 
> I recompile stuff all the time, so I don't usually notice stuff like
> this :-)

 oh yes everyone should have a working compiler, that would make so many
things easier...

 cheers
	Juergen
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