Nmap Development: Re: [PATCH] Use stdin instead of opening /dev/tty in nmap_tty.cc

[Kris Katterjohn <kjak () ispwest com>]

I wrote:
> The attached patch uses stdin instead of opening /dev/tty for run-time
> interaction. It makes it shorter and, except for handling non-blocking
> mode, very simple.
>
> I assume the Cygwin part of tty_getchar() is still required.
>
> Everything I added in the patch is in POSIX.1, so it should be very
> portable to non-Windows platforms (and probably more portable than
> opening /dev/tty, etc.).
>
> Also, really, tty_done() probably isn't needed because we're modifying
> stdin and not a terminal, so when we exit (the only time it's called)
> it's not going to affect anything. But leaving it shouldn't hurt either.
>
> I've tested it quite a bit and everything seems to work fine.
>
> It's a diff against 4.20ALPHA8
>
> Thanks,
> Kris Katterjohn
And it of course hits me as I lay sleepless in bed this morning that
stdin can be used for target specification.

I hate insomnia. But I suppose sending in bad patches and looking
clueless is better than seeing Tyler Durden :)


Kris

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