cannot open tty-output

[Eugene V. Boontseff]

On 25.03.2013 03:37, Marco Steinbach wrote:
> Michael Gmelin schrieb:
>> On Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:40:47 +0400
>> "Eugene V. Boontseff" <eugene at home.wdc.spb.ru> wrote:
>>
>>> *Marco Steinbach wrote:
>>> *
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> after installing dialog4ports, I'm getting the following behaviour
>>>> on each 8.3-STABLE I tried:
>>>>
>>>> # jexec <JID> /bin/tcsh
>>>> # cd <SomePortDir>
>>>> # make config
>>>>
>>>> cannot open tty-output
>>>> ===> Options unchanged
>>>> #
>>>>
>>>> Regardless, if I'm logged in on the console or connect to the host
>>>> via ssh.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've also tried on 8.4-BETA1 (r248617), but got the same behaviour.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else experiencing this ?
>>> Yes, I have also experienced this.
>>> 8.3-STABLE r244863
>>> Only if i do a "make config" in a jail.
>>> Outside the jail all goes well.
>>>> MfG CoCo
>>
>> This problem doesn't exist in 9.1. On 8 it only happens when you
>> jexeced into the jail (ssh should be ok). As a workaround you can run
>> tmux (sysutils/tmux) within your jail and install ports from within the
>> terminal multiplexer (screen will do as well, but is also heavier).
>>
>
> dialog4ports(1) uses stdout for passing back results, where the former 
> dialog(1) used stderr.  I reverted the new behaviour back to the 
> previous one, which fixed the problem for me.  I don't know about 
> other implications, though.
>
> Ilya (author of dialog4ports) is aware of the problem and having a 
> look at it.
>
> I'm glad that other people are running into this, also.  I was 
> beginning to think, that there's something fundamentally wrong with 
> the way our 8.x jails are configured. 
What could it be? I configure jail with ezjail. Nothing special.. :-)

> MfG CoCo


-- 
Eugene