From: dje@sspiff.ampr.ab.ca (Doug Evans) Subject: Re: changing to another virtual console... Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 04:59:43 GMT
jshiffle@netcom.com (John Shifflett) writes:
>Does POSIX make allowances for querying/changing virtual consoles?
>It would certainly be simple to add an option to the TIOCLINUX ioctl
>call (IS simple! I did it in my system, but I don't feel quite right
>about running a personalized OS). Perhaps the movers&shakers could
>discuss adding the few lines of code needed....
>John S.
The SVR4/386 systems and SCO Xenix provide ioctl's to do this.
I think Linux should just follow suit and use those. Why add extra
pain to people porting applications that use the ones already in existence?
-- Doug Evans | "You're just supposed to sit here?" dje@sspiff.ampr.ab.ca | - Worf in a mud bath.