Gloops, sorry, here is the right patch :)
Samuel
diff -urp util-linux-2.12r/debian/changelog util-linux-2.12r-mine/debian/changelog --- util-linux-2.12r/debian/changelog 2006-11-06 23:57:22.000000000 +0100 +++ util-linux-2.12r-mine/debian/changelog 2006-11-07 00:03:13.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +util-linux (2.12r-15youpi) unstable; urgency=low + + * Add -8 option for claiming that the TTY is 8-bit clean. Closes: #221290 + + -- Samuel Thibault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tue, 6 Nov 2006 23:55:30 +0100 + util-linux (2.12r-15) unstable; urgency=low * New amd64 rdev patch. Closes: #396842 diff -urp util-linux-2.12r/login-utils/agetty.8 util-linux-2.12r-mine/login-utils/agetty.8 --- util-linux-2.12r/login-utils/agetty.8 1999-11-03 00:28:11.000000000 +0100 +++ util-linux-2.12r-mine/login-utils/agetty.8 2006-11-06 23:56:11.000000000 +0100 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ agetty \- alternative Linux getty .SH SYNOPSIS -.BR "agetty " [\-ihLmnw] +.BR "agetty " [\-8ihLmnw] .RI "[-f " issue_file ] .RI "[-l " login_program ] .RI "[-I " init ] @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ agetty \- alternative Linux getty .I baud_rate,... .RI [ term ] .br -.BR "agetty " [\-ihLmnw] +.BR "agetty " [\-8ihLmnw] .RI "[-f " issue_file ] .RI "[-l " login_program ] .RI "[-I " init ] @@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ whatever init(8) may have set, and is in .fi .ad .TP +\-8 +Assume that the tty is 8-bit clean, hence disable parity detection. +.TP \-h Enable hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control. It is left up to the application to disable software (XON/XOFF) flow protocol where diff -urp util-linux-2.12r/login-utils/agetty.c util-linux-2.12r-mine/login-utils/agetty.c --- util-linux-2.12r/login-utils/agetty.c 2002-07-29 09:36:42.000000000 +0200 +++ util-linux-2.12r-mine/login-utils/agetty.c 2006-11-07 00:37:27.000000000 +0100 @@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ struct options { char *issue; /* alternative issue file */ int numspeed; /* number of baud rates to try */ int speeds[MAX_SPEED]; /* baud rates to be tried */ + int eightbits; /* assume 8bit-clean tty */ }; #define F_PARSE (1<<0) /* process modem status messages */ @@ -399,8 +400,11 @@ parse_args(argc, argv, op) extern int optind; /* getopt */ int c; - while (isascii(c = getopt(argc, argv, "I:LH:f:hil:mt:wn"))) { + while (isascii(c = getopt(argc, argv, "8I:LH:f:hil:mt:wn"))) { switch (c) { + case '8': + op->eightbits = 1; + break; case 'I': if (!(op->initstring = malloc(strlen(optarg)))) { error(_("can't malloc initstring")); @@ -1028,10 +1032,11 @@ char *get_logname(op, cp, tp) if ((c == 0) && op->numspeed > 1) return (0); - /* Do parity bit handling. */ - if (c != (ascval = (c & 0177))) { /* "parity" bit on ? */ + if (op->eightbits) { + ascval = c; + } else if (c != (ascval = (c & 0177))) { /* "parity" bit on */ for (bits = 1, mask = 1; mask & 0177; mask <<= 1) if (mask & ascval) bits++; /* count "1" bits */ @@ -1192,7 +1197,7 @@ bcode(s) void usage() { - fprintf(stderr, _("Usage: %s [-hiLmw] [-l login_program] [-t timeout] [-I initstring] [-H login_host] baud_rate,... line [termtype]\nor\t[-hiLmw] [-l login_program] [-t timeout] [-I initstring] [-H login_host] line baud_rate,... [termtype]\n"), progname); + fprintf(stderr, _("Usage: %s [-8hiLmw] [-l login_program] [-t timeout] [-I initstring] [-H login_host] baud_rate,... line [termtype]\nor\t[-hiLmw] [-l login_program] [-t timeout] [-I initstring] [-H login_host] line baud_rate,... [termtype]\n"), progname); exit(1); }