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From: gk5g+@andrew.cmu.edu (Gary Keim)
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.andrew
Subject: Re: hp9000s300 and Console
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Date: 25 Feb 91 18:42:59 GMT
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Excerpts from misc: 25-Feb-91 hp9000s300 and Console Kris
Olander@northstar.d (624+0)

>     if (FirstTime && OpenConsoleSocket(self)) return(-1);
> #ifdef hpux /* **JG added 89-01-14 */
>     ReportInternalError(self, "Warning: can't intercept \"/dev/console\"
> on HP-UX");
> #else /* hpux */
>     SubChannel = open (_SITE_DEV_TTY, 2);
> --------------------------

> Does this mean that my screen on HP systems is always doomed to get
> corrupted with messages  echo'ed out to my console?

> Why can't console be 'intercept'ed on HP-UX?


I don't know why console can't be intercepted on the HP.  I'll
investigate as soon as we get a working HP box.  It's probably related
to POSIX terminal handling.

Gary Keim
ATK Group


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