[Haskell-cafe] Expect module?

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Donn Cave wrote:

> Quoth Neil Mitchell <ndmitchell at gmail.com>:
> 
> >> Is there a Haskell-Expect module? Something that would allow me to
> >> control an external Unix program via its stdin/stdout/stderr?
> >
> > System.Process does what you want, I think:
> 
> It might not.  Expect uses pseudottys (cf. openpty()), and select().

Yep, I definitely need the pty as the program I need to run asks for
a password. Pipes won't work.

Erik
-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Erik de Castro Lopo
-----------------------------------------------------------------
"The earth is degenerating these days. Bribery and corruption abound.
Children no longer mind parents ...and it is evident that the end of
the world is approaching fast." -- Assyrian Tablet Engraved in 2800 B.C.