*BSD News Article 42014


Return to BSD News archive

Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!peernews.demon.co.uk!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail
From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: Re: uucico/cu/tip tty locking
Date: 4 Feb 1995 02:13:37 -0000
Organization: None
Lines: 27
Message-ID: <3gunsh$44m@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
References: <WCP.95Jan31171003@lpds.lpds.com> <3gmmmt$b31@agate.berkeley.edu>
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]

Jordan K. Hubbard (jkh@violet.berkeley.edu) wrote:
: In article <WCP.95Jan31171003@lpds.lpds.com>,
: Walter C. Pelissero <wcp@lpds.sublink.org> wrote:
: >While configuring flexfax on a brand new FreeBSD 2.0 box, I found that
: >the uucp package (Taylor 1.0.5) that comes with the os is configured
: >with SysV style locks, while tip uses BSD style.
: >
: >Before I start recompiling uucico with BSD locks, does anyone know
: >which one should be the standard style for uucp lock files under
: >FreeBSD 2.0?

: Actually, I think the general concensus is to throw the tip that comes
: with FreeBSD away and use what's in  /usr/src/gnu/libexec/uucp/cu :-)

: 				Jordan

Along the same lines, are there any plans to have a UUCP locking option
for slattach ?  I'm having some serious kernel trap problems with pppd
where I used to always use slattach.  I need to use this now because
slattach will not co-operate UUCP style with packages such as flexfax.

????

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>

Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....