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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/terminals.scm | 34 |
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm index 0410b1e960..0c0c838a0e 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm @@ -103,6 +103,40 @@ #:use-module (gnu packages xorg) #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)) +(define-public libptytty + (package + (name "libptytty") + (version "2.0") + (source + (origin + (method git-fetch) + (uri (git-reference + (url "https://github.com/yusiwen/libptytty") + (commit "b9694ea18e0dbd78213f55233a430325c13ad63e"))) + (file-name (git-file-name name version)) + (sha256 + (base32 "1g8by1m6ya4r47p137mw4ddml40js0zh6mdb9n6ib49ayngv8ak3")))) + (build-system cmake-build-system) + (arguments + `(#:tests? #f)) ; no test suite + (home-page "https://github.com/yusiwen/libptytty") + (synopsis + "Portable, secure PTY/TTY and @file{utmp}/@file{wtmp}/@file{lastlog} handling") + (description + "Libptytty is a small C/C++ library to manage pseudo-ttys in a uniform way, +created out of frustration over the many differences of PTY/TTY handling in +different operating systems. + +In addition to mere PTY/TTY management, it supports updating the session +database at @file{utmp}, and @file{wtmp}/@file{lastlog} for login shells. + +It also supports @code{fork}ing after start-up and dropping privileges in the +calling process. This reduces the potential attack surface: if the calling +process were to be compromised by the user starting the program, there would be +less to gain, as only the helper process is running with privileges (e.g., +@code{setuid}/@code{setgid}).") + (license license:gpl2+))) + (define-public tilda (package (name "tilda") |