5 files changed, 59 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.c b/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.c
index d906724..2151238 100644
--- a/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.c
+++ b/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.c
@@ -144,6 +144,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    }
         }
 
+	/* we need to close stdin, stdout, stderr: because otherwise
+	 * scripting like ttyname=$(ax25ipd | tail -1) does not work
+	 */
+	if (!isatty(1)) {
+		fflush(stdout);
+		fflush(stderr);
+		close(0);
+		close(1);
+		close(2);
+	}
+
 	/* and let the games begin */
 	io_start();
 
diff --git a/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf b/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf
index af28d32..e098dd1 100644
--- a/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf
+++ b/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf
@@ -41,11 +41,17 @@ mode tnc
 # make sure you set a mycall above, or say axparms foobar -setcall te1st
 # note: the device will be up when you assign an ip address
 # _after_ starting ax25rtd (which initializes the device), start ax25d
-# with bpqether or pty, you do not need to care abt the speed
+# with bpqether or pty, you do not need to care about the speed
 # tun/tap: as descriped in /usr/src/linux/Documentatioa/networking/tuntap.txt,
 # make a device # like this:
 #   crw-r--r--    1 root     root      10, 200 Nov 26 13:32 tun
 # with the command mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200
+# As serial port, you could assign physical ports like ttyS0 or ptys.
+# ax25ipd  supports  BSD-style  pseudo-terminals as well as the Unix98 pty's.
+# If the tty argument is "/dev/ptmx", then Unix98 behaviour
+# will automaticaly take effekt. With Unix98 pty's, the slave tty name
+# could not be forseen. That's why kissattach will print the corresponding
+# slave pty name as a separate line on stdout.
 # 
 #device ampr
 device /dev/ttyp0
diff --git a/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf.5 b/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf.5
index 364c148..8887488 100644
--- a/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf.5
+++ b/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf.5
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mode tnc
 .br
 # _after_ starting ax25rtd (which initializes the device), start ax25d
 .br
-# with bpqether or pty, you do not need to care abt the speed
+# with bpqether or pty, you do not need to care about the speed
 .br
 # tun/tap: as descriped in /usr/src/linux/Documentatioa/networking/tuntap.txt,
 .br
@@ -100,7 +100,19 @@ mode tnc
 .br
 # with the command mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200
 .br
-# 
+# As serial port, you could assign physical ports like ttyS0 or ptys.
+.br
+# ax25ipd supports BSD-style pseudo-terminals as well as the Unix98 pty's.
+.br
+# If the tty argument is "/dev/ptmx", then Unix98 behaviour
+.br
+# will automaticaly take effekt. With Unix98 pty's, the slave tty name
+.br
+# could not be forseen. That's why kissattach will print the corresponding
+.br
+# slave pty name as a separate line on stdout.
+.br
+#
 .br
 #device ampr
 .br
diff --git a/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.h b/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.h
index fac25fc..d88173a 100644
--- a/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.h
+++ b/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include	<setjmp.h>
 #include	<signal.h>
 #include	<stdio.h>
+#define __USE_XOPEN
 #include	<stdlib.h>
 #include	<string.h>
 #include	<unistd.h>
diff --git a/ax25ipd/io.c b/ax25ipd/io.c
index 8bcb4a5..92217fc 100644
--- a/ax25ipd/io.c
+++ b/ax25ipd/io.c
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ void io_init()
 void io_open()
 {
 	int baudrate;
+	int i_am_unix98_pty_master = 0; /* unix98 ptmx support */
+	char *namepts = NULL;           /* name of the unix98 pts slave, which
+					 * the client has to use */
 
 	if (ip_mode) {
 		sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_AX25);
@@ -189,6 +192,9 @@ void io_open()
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!strcmp("/dev/ptmx", ttydevice))
+		i_am_unix98_pty_master = 1;
+
 	ttyfd = ((ttyfd_bpq = (strchr(ttydevice, '/') ? 0 : 1)) ? open_ethertap(ttydevice) : open(ttydevice, O_RDWR, 0));
 	if (ttyfd < 0) {
 		perror("opening tty device");
@@ -198,6 +204,20 @@ void io_open()
 		perror("setting non-blocking I/O on tty device");
 		exit(1);
 	}
+	
+	if (i_am_unix98_pty_master) {
+		/* get name of pts-device */
+		if ((namepts = ptsname(ttyfd)) == NULL) {
+			perror("Cannot get name of pts-device.");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		/* unlock pts-device */
+		if (unlockpt(ttyfd) == -1) {
+			perror("Cannot unlock pts-device.");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (ttyfd_bpq) {
 		set_bpq_dev_call_and_up(ttydevice);
 		goto behind_normal_tty;
@@ -293,6 +313,12 @@ void io_open()
 	if (digi)
 		send_params();
 
+	if (i_am_unix98_pty_master) {
+		/* Users await the slave pty to be referenced in the last line */
+		printf("Awaiting client connects on\n%s\n", namepts);
+		syslog(LOG_INFO, "Bound to master pty /dev/ptmx with slave pty %s\n", namepts);
+	}
+
 behind_normal_tty:
 
 	last_bc_time = 0;	/* force immediate id */