From 572986cdcd3b86a3e2f4b7c35e1ec97434a17bff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 04:37:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (display-time): Force use of pipe, not pty. --- lisp/time.el | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/lisp/time.el b/lisp/time.el index fe3df1f99ac..5df6c5eaad9 100644 --- a/lisp/time.el +++ b/lisp/time.el @@ -72,10 +72,13 @@ After each update, `display-time-hook' is run with `run-hooks'." (setq global-mode-string (append global-mode-string '(display-time-string)))) (setq display-time-string "") - (setq display-time-process - (start-process "display-time" nil - (expand-file-name "wakeup" exec-directory) - (int-to-string display-time-interval))) + ;; Using a pty is wasteful, and the separate session causes + ;; annoyance sometimes (some systems kill idle sessions). + (let ((process-connection-type nil)) + (setq display-time-process + (start-process "display-time" nil + (expand-file-name "wakeup" exec-directory) + (int-to-string display-time-interval)))) (process-kill-without-query display-time-process) (set-process-sentinel display-time-process 'display-time-sentinel) (set-process-filter display-time-process 'display-time-filter)))))