simply remove the broken darwin implementation
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5c14e0..f9e5dfa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
Pty is a Go package for using unix pseudo-terminals.
-(Note, the Darwin implementation doesn't work. If you
-are interested in fixing it, I'd appreciate a patch!)
+(Note, there is only a Linux implementation. I'd appreciate a patch
+for other systems!)
## Install
diff --git a/pty_darwin.go b/pty_darwin.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c680479..0000000
--- a/pty_darwin.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-package pty
-
-import (
- "os"
- "syscall"
- "unsafe"
-)
-
-const (
- sys_TIOCGPTN = 0x80045430
- sys_TIOCSPTLCK = 0x40045431
-)
-
-
-// Opens a pty and its corresponding tty.
-func Open() (pty, tty *os.File, err os.Error) {
- p, err := os.OpenFile("/dev/ptmx", os.O_RDWR, 0)
- if err != nil {
- return nil, nil, err
- }
-
- sname, err := ptsname(p)
- if err != nil {
- return nil, nil, err
- }
-
- err = grantpt(p)
- if err != nil {
- return nil, nil, err
- }
-
- t, err := os.OpenFile(sname, os.O_RDWR, 0)
- if err != nil {
- return nil, nil, err
- }
- return p, t, nil
-}
-
-const (
- ptdev1 = "pqrsPQRS"
- ptdev2 = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv"
-)
-
-func ptsname(f *os.File) (string, os.Error) {
- fi, err := f.Stat()
- if err != nil {
- return "", err
- }
- return "/dev/tty" + string([]byte{
- ptdev1[minor(fi.Rdev)/32],
- ptdev2[minor(fi.Rdev)%32],
- }),nil
-}
-
-
-func grantpt(f *os.File) os.Error {
- p, err := os.StartProcess("/bin/ptchown", []string{"/bin/ptchown"}, &os.ProcAttr{Files: []*os.File{f}})
- if err != nil {
- return err
- }
- w, err := p.Wait(0)
- if err != nil {
- return err
- }
- if w.Exited() && w.ExitStatus() == 0 {
- return nil
- }
- return os.EACCES
-}
-
-
-func ioctl(fd int, cmd uint, data *int) os.Error {
- _, _, e := syscall.Syscall(
- syscall.SYS_IOCTL,
- uintptr(fd),
- uintptr(cmd),
- uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(data)),
- )
- if e != 0 {
- return os.ENOTTY
- }
- return nil
-}
-
-
-func minor(d uint64) int {
- return int(d & 0xffffffff)
-}
