--- vte-0.11.10/src/vte.h.orig	2003-06-16 14:15:10.000000000 -0700
+++ vte-0.11.10/src/vte.h	2004-02-20 19:16:57.000000000 -0800
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@
 				gboolean utmp,
 				gboolean wtmp);
 
+/* Attach an existing PTY master side to the terminal widget.  Use
+ * instead of vte_terminal_fork_command. */
+void vte_terminal_add_pty(VteTerminal *terminal, int pty_master);
+
 /* Send data to the terminal to display, or to the terminal's forked command
  * to handle in some way.  If it's 'cat', they should be the same. */
 void vte_terminal_feed(VteTerminal *terminal, const char *data, glong length);
--- vte-0.11.10/src/vte.c.orig	2004-02-20 18:44:24.000000000 -0800
+++ vte-0.11.10/src/vte.c	2004-02-20 19:17:00.000000000 -0800
@@ -6897,6 +6897,36 @@
 	return pid;
 }
 
+/**
+ * vte_terminal_add_pty:
+ * @terminal: a #VteTerminal
+ * @pty_master: a file descriptor of the master end of a PTY
+ *
+ * Attach an existing PTY master side to the terminal widget.  Use
+ * instead of vte_terminal_fork_command.
+ */
+void
+vte_terminal_add_pty(VteTerminal *terminal, int pty_master)
+{
+	GtkWidget *widget;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail(VTE_IS_TERMINAL(terminal), -1);
+	widget = GTK_WIDGET(terminal);
+
+	if (terminal->pvt->pty_master != -1) {
+		_vte_pty_close(terminal->pvt->pty_master);
+		close(terminal->pvt->pty_master);
+	}
+	terminal->pvt->pty_master = pty_master;
+
+	/* Open channels to listen for input on. */
+	_vte_terminal_connect_pty_read(terminal);
+
+	/* Open channels to write output to. */
+	_vte_terminal_connect_pty_write(terminal);
+}
+
+
 /* Handle an EOF from the client. */
 static void
 vte_terminal_eof(GIOChannel *channel, gpointer data)