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10.697 posix_openpt

POSIX specification:
https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/posix_openpt.html

Gnulib module: posix_openpt

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:

• This function is missing on some platforms: OpenBSD 3.8, Minix 3.1.8, AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11.23, IRIX 6.5, Solaris 9, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw, MSVC 14, Android 4.4. However, the replacement may fail with ENOSYS or ENOENT on some platforms.

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:

Note that when using this function to open the master side of a pseudo-terminal, you still need platform dependent code to open the corresponding slave side. The Gnulib module openpty provides an easy-to-use API that does both at once.