Hi,
I think I know what's the deal with that one. plptools try to determine
and hardcode into the binary the name of the default serial line at
*compile time*. If it fails to detect a serial line, it uses "/dev/tty0"
for whatever reason, which is a normal console. For example, 0.14-2
powerpc build [0] has the line:
checking for default serial line... /dev/tty0
while the 0.14-4 build [1] has
checking for default serial line... /dev/ttyS0
If my theory is correct, 0.14-2 should be broken on powerpc, but 0.14-4
should be fine. 0.14-4 should be broken on amd64 though [2] :-). If it is
by chance ends up built on a buildd without serial ports, it'll end up
broken, as opening the /dev/tty0 and fiddling with its setting is what
probably breaking the keyboard. I'd suggest to always force the serial
line name to "/dev/ttyS0" using --with-serial option to configure.
[0]
http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.php?&pkg=plptools&ver=0.14-2&arch=powerpc&stamp=1131811712&file=log&as=raw
[1]
http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.php?&pkg=plptools&ver=0.14-4&arch=powerpc&stamp=1145897407&file=log&as=raw
[2]
http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.php?&pkg=plptools&ver=0.14-4&arch=amd64&stamp=1145888909&file=log&as=raw
Best regards,
Jurij Smakov [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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