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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: bde@zeta.org.au, Shimon@i-Connect.Net
Subject: Re: com console, and h/w flow control...
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>How about NOT completing the open until DCD is true?  And sending a SIGHUP
>when DCD drops?  If init is responsible, then we can change that easily.
>This is what O/S sources are for.  Right? :-)

That is normal behaviour for dialin ports unless CLOCAL is set, but
CLOCAL is set for the console when init opens it.  You can change the
default in /etc/rc.local before the port is first opened except for
the console.  Hanging in open in init would normally be wrong for a
local console, so the console defaults to CLOCAL.

Bruce