gdb not setting controlling terminal (+patch) (fwd)

[Jim Blandy]

This bug report is my responsibility.  I'm working my way through
them, don't worry.

> What happened to this bug report and patch? I don't know for sure
> if it is a gdb or glibc bug.
>
> The problem is with gdb's 'tty' command. The gdb manual reads:
> 
>     [...] It also resets the controlling terminal for the child
>     process, for future `run' commands.  For example,
> 
>          tty /dev/ttyb
> 
>     directs that processes started with subsequent `run' commands default
>     to do input and output on the terminal `/dev/ttyb' and have that as
>     their controlling terminal.
> 
> However on this system 'tty' has no effect on the controlling terminal.
> The controlling terminal of the child appears the same as that of gdb.
> See the original report below for a resulting real-life problem
> (a program under gdb tries to read from /dev/tty and fails with SIGTTIN).