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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: XF86 3.1.2 Problems
To: nlawson@kdat.csc.calpoly.edu (Nathan Lawson)
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1996 15:16:54 -0700 (MST)
Cc: matt@spirit.cis.uoguelph.ca, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <199604051754.JAA12546@kdat.calpoly.edu> from "Nathan Lawson" at Apr 5, 96 09:54:50 am
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> > On Thu, 4 Apr 1996, Nathan Lawson wrote:
> > 
> > > xterm: Error 23, errno 25:  Inappropriate ioctl for device
> > 
> > I had exactly the same error, and fixed it by uncommenting the following 
> > line in my kernel config.
> > 
> > options		"COMPAT_43"		#Compatible with BSD 4.3
> > 
> > Is your commented out?
> 
> Ah, yes.  Thank you _very_ much.  Perhaps the COMPAT_43 option should be
> stated as being necessary for X in the LINT config file.

It has to do with xterm not using the POSIX termios interface (like it
should be doing).  I believe it is one of the few programs left that
require the compatability option.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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