Re: subshell and kernel problem

[Pavel Roskin <proski gnu org>]

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, Antonio wrote:

> I encoutered a problem with mc after compiling my own minimal 2.4.22
> kernel (for audio purpouse) under a Debian Sid. If I try to enter in a
> ubshell with CTRL+o I see the following text:
>
>    [anto fulmine]:~$ mc
>    subshell.c: couldn't open master side of pty
>                                                pty_open_master: No such
>    file or directory

I have improved the error message in CVS.

You can use strace to see what error it was.  I guess /dev/ptmx is missing
or cannot be opened by the ordinary users.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin