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From: Bob Sanders <rmsand@××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] devpts question
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 03:26:08
Message-Id: 20050721202142.096356b6@chi.speakeasy.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] devpts question by Allan Spagnol Comar
1 On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:50:04 -0300
2 Allan Spagnol Comar <allan.comar@×××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > Hi all, I am very curious about something, when I boot the system I
5 > can see the message mounting /dev/pts, well I looked at /etc/conf.d/rc
6 > and didn't find anything about devfs on my kernel options in
7 > filesystem->pseudofilesystem the devpts option is disbled.... did I
8 > miss a spot or am I going crazy ?
9 >
10
11 /dev/pts are the pusedo terminals, I think. They are used to run jobs in
12 virtual space. Not really associated with devfs specifcally.
13
14 They are under -
15
16 Symbol: UNIX98_PTYS [=y]
17 Prompt: Unix98 PTY support
18 Defined at drivers/char/Kconfig:425
19 Depends on: EMBEDDED
20 Location:
21 -> Device Drivers
22 -> Character devices
23
24 Bob
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