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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@transmeta.com>
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Igmar Palsenberg wrote:
> 
> > > I'm missing ptmx. You NEED a writable /dev/pts dir.
> > >
> >
> > Actually, what you need is the devpts filesystem mounted onto
> > /dev/pts.
> 
> Agree. I had a shitload of probs when 2.2.0 came out and I switched.. Was
> due that /dev was readonly here. Bit strange if I think of it.
> 

If you don't have devpts mounted, glibc tries to use a setuid program to
hack around /dev for you.  I'd rather wish it didn't, actually.

	-hpa

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