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Re: NetBSD 6 upgrade removes pty files, causing issues with inferior processes in emacs



On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 12:19:41PM +0900, tsugutomo.enami%jp.sony.com@localhost 
wrote:
> Peter Bex <Peter.Bex%xs4all.nl@localhost> writes:
> 
> > It's emacs 24.2nb2, installed using pkgin from
> 
> emacs 24.2 still uses oldway, i.e., it simply loops over /dev/pty[pqrs].
> emacs trunk uses posix_openpt(), so it uses /dev/ptmx.

Cool, good to know this.  Will this end up as 24.3, 25.0, ...?

Cheers,
Peter
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