Re: [aclug-L] cut and paste (gpm)

[Nate Bargmann <ka0rny@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jesse Kaufman wrote:

> > I appreciate the help, but notice, I still use /dev/cua0 but my book
> > (Linux Undercover) says: "... almost the same as the ttyS ones, but
> > their use is now discouraged"  should I try to change this?
> 
> hmm...  wish i knew...  i seem to remember hearing that the cuaX way of doing 
> things is
> going out, and tty the new way to go, but don't quote me on that.....

At this point, AFAIK even in 2.2.x, /dev/cuax is supported.  Linus has
declared this to be depricated and says their support will not exist in
kernels later than 2.2.x.  In fact I am using kernel 2.0.36 and had
switched all my /dev/cuax references to /dev/ttySx a few months back
when running kernel 2.0.33 with no ill effects.

Currently it is not *required* to stop using /dev/cuax, but understand
that its support will be removed in the future.

- Nate >>

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