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diff --git a/m4/jm-macros.m4 b/m4/jm-macros.m4
index 271382723..0ddbf2fdc 100644
--- a/m4/jm-macros.m4
+++ b/m4/jm-macros.m4
@@ -144,6 +144,25 @@ AC_DEFUN([coreutils_MACROS],
])
AC_REQUIRE([AM_LANGINFO_CODESET])
+
+ # Accept configure options: --with-tty-group[=GROUP], --without-tty-group
+ # You can determine the group of a TTY via 'stat --format %G /dev/tty'
+ # Omitting this option is equivalent to using --without-tty-group.
+ AC_ARG_WITH([tty-group],
+ AS_HELP_STRING([--with-tty-group[[[=NAME]]]],
+ [group used by system for TTYs, "tty" when not specified]
+ [ (default: do not rely on any group used for TTYs)]),
+ [tty_group_name=$withval],
+ [tty_group_name=no])
+
+ if test "x$tty_group_name" != xno; then
+ if test "x$tty_group_name" = xyes; then
+ tty_group_name=tty
+ fi
+ AC_MSG_NOTICE([TTY group used by system set to "$tty_group_name"])
+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([TTY_GROUP_NAME], ["$tty_group_name"],
+ [group used by system for TTYs])
+ fi
])
AC_DEFUN([gl_CHECK_ALL_HEADERS],