* src/sysdep.c (flush_pending_output): Remove code, does not do

anything on any platform.

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 2ec9f2900f7..ebec6b3ce82 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2010-10-03  Dan Nicolaescu  <dann@ics.uci.edu>
 
+        * sysdep.c (flush_pending_output): Remove code, does not do
+        anything on any platform.
+
         Remove unused code.
         * sysdep.c (select_alarm, sys_select, read_input_waiting): Remove
         select emulation, all systems support select.
diff --git a/src/sysdep.c b/src/sysdep.c
index 091b1b1e513..027ebef9576 100644
--- a/src/sysdep.c
+++ b/src/sysdep.c
@@ -363,22 +363,7 @@ wait_for_termination (int pid)
 void
 flush_pending_output (int channel)
 {
-#ifndef DOS_NT
-  /* If we try this, we get hit with SIGTTIN, because
-     the child's tty belongs to the child's pgrp. */
-#else
-#ifdef TCFLSH
-  ioctl (channel, TCFLSH, 1);
-#else
-#ifdef TIOCFLUSH
-  int zero = 0;
-  /* 3rd arg should be ignored
-     but some 4.2 kernels actually want the address of an int
-     and nonzero means something different.  */
-  ioctl (channel, TIOCFLUSH, &zero);
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
+  /* FIXME: maybe this function should be removed */
 }
 
 /*  Set up the terminal at the other end of a pseudo-terminal that