helpers: add run_pty() function

This runs an external command inside a pty. Running inside a pty,
external commands using stdio(3) will disable stdout buffering when
running from a terminal, which is often desirable.


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Branch: ni/coolstream
Commit: 9d78d7072d
Author: Stefan Seyfried <seife@tuxbox-git.slipkontur.de>
Date: 2017-01-28 (Sat, 28 Jan 2017)



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Stefan Seyfried
2017-01-28 23:17:03 +01:00
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commit 8e698d8d7f
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@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ int my_system(const char * cmd);
int my_system(int argc, const char *arg, ...); /* argc is number of arguments including command */
FILE* my_popen( pid_t& pid, const char *cmdstring, const char *type);
int run_pty(pid_t &pid, const char *cmdstring);
int safe_mkdir(const char * path);
inline int safe_mkdir(std::string path) { return safe_mkdir(path.c_str()); }