From: dennisf@miles.com (Dennis Flaherty) Subject: Re: [Q] C-Kermit 5A(188) without hardware flow control? Date: 15 Dec 1992 12:54:07 GMT
In article <1992Dec14.140609.21660@miles.com> dennisf@miles.com (Dennis Flaherty) writes:
>
> I've compiled the new C-Kermit 5A(188) with and without networking
> and beamed both binaries up to sunsite. But I noticed when it ran
> my .kermrc that there is no hardware RTS/CTS flow control in this
> version (POSIX doesn't define flow control; not all unices support
> it).
>
> Is this a problem for sending files at higher speeds, especially
> when running V.42 LAP-M error correction? I would think RTS/CTS
> would be essential. Or maybe Linux's serial drivers always use it?
> If it's necessary and a fix is easy, I'd be happy to recompile and
> beam up new binaries.
I've recompiled C-Kermit 5A(188) using
make linuxgcc2net KFLAGS=-DCK_RTSCTS
and put the binary up on sunsite. Thanks Bob!
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