--- bsd-games-2.17/backgammon/common_source/subs.c.orig	2003-12-16 18:47:37.000000000 -0800

+++ bsd-games-2.17/backgammon/common_source/subs.c	2014-07-07 08:44:22.776100529 -0700

@@ -437,8 +437,11 @@

 	if (tflag)

 		newpos();

 	buflush();

-	if (tcsetattr(0, TCSADRAIN, t) < 0)

-		errexit("fixtty");

+	if (tcsetattr(0, TCSADRAIN, t) < 0) {

+		/* calling errexit("fixtty") leads to infinite recursion */

+		perror("\nfixtty");

+		exit(1);

+	}

 }

 void