diff -N -u -r ../socat-1.7.2.4/openpty.c ./openpty.c
--- ../socat-1.7.2.4/openpty.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ ./openpty.c	2014-07-15 15:23:08.731170078 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+   Contributed by Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.phys.columbia.edu>, 1998.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
+   Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+   02111-1307 USA.  */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#define _PATH_DEVPTMX "/dev/ptmx"
+
+int openpty (int *amaster, int *aslave, char *name, struct termios *termp,
+		struct winsize *winp)
+{
+	char buf[PATH_MAX];
+	int master, slave;
+
+	master = open(_PATH_DEVPTMX, O_RDWR);
+	if (master == -1)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (grantpt(master))
+		goto fail;
+
+	if (unlockpt(master))
+		goto fail;
+
+	if (ptsname_r(master, buf, sizeof buf))
+		goto fail;
+
+	slave = open(buf, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
+	if (slave == -1)
+		goto fail;
+
+	/* XXX Should we ignore errors here?  */
+	if (termp)
+		tcsetattr(slave, TCSAFLUSH, termp);
+	if (winp)
+		ioctl(slave, TIOCSWINSZ, winp);
+
+	*amaster = master;
+	*aslave = slave;
+	if (name != NULL)
+		strcpy(name, buf);
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	close(master);
+	return -1;
+}