=== ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Vega" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 6:08 PM Subject: Re: Cygwin mistakes directories for character devices
> On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Robert Collins wrote: > > > Under win9x, such filenames are invalid - they are DOS devices, and > > cygwin maintains win9x compatability. If you want correct behaviour > > under NT, perhaps you could submit a patch. > > I'm not sure about filenames, but I know that you can make directories > named as such because I had 3 directories following that naming scheme. Under win9x? Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
