void_assoc.c   [plain text]


/*
 * ptyint_void_association(): Void association with controlling terminal
 *
 * Copyright 1995, 1996 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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#include "com_err.h"
#include "libpty.h"
#include "pty-int.h"

/*
 * This function gets called to set up the current process as a
 * session leader (hence, can't be called except from a process that
 * isn't already a session leader) and dissociates the controlling
 * terminal (if any) from the session.
 */
long
ptyint_void_association(void)
{
    int fd;
#ifdef HAVE_SETSID
    (void) setsid();
#endif
    /* Void tty association first */
#ifdef TIOCNOTTY
    fd = open("/dev/tty", O_RDWR);
    if (fd >= 0) {
	ioctl(fd, TIOCNOTTY, 0);
	close(fd);
    }
#endif
    return 0;
}