re: PR/46812 CVS commit: src/distrib/sparc/miniroot

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/46812; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
To: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>
Cc: install-manager%NetBSD.org@localhost, isaki%pastel-flower.jp@localhost,
    gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: re: PR/46812 CVS commit: src/distrib/sparc/miniroot
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 06:14:50 +1000

 > (BTW amd64 and i386 (and some other ports) have "ipty" in "all_md"
 >  target in etc/etc.${MACHINE}/MAKEDEV.conf so I wonder if "all_md"
 >  should include "ipty" or not)
 
 we only want old-style ptys to exist in special places (like install
 media without ptyfs) *or* if someone chooses not to mount ptyfs.
 
 ie, explicitly asking for ipty/opty seems valid, instead of putting
 it in some "all*" section.
 
 
 
 .mrg.