Re: Cygwin mistakes directories for character devices

2002-01-28 Thread Robert Collins
=== - 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

Re: Cygwin mistakes directories for character devices

2002-01-27 Thread James Vega
On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Robert Collins wrote: > > > > 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 > Just double checked the names of the directories and the only differen

Re: Cygwin mistakes directories for character devices

2002-01-26 Thread James Vega
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 director

Re: cygwin mistakes directories for character devices

2002-01-26 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 05:01:59PM -0800, Michael A Chase wrote: >From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 16:54 >Subject: Re: cygwin mistakes directories for character devices > > >> O

Re: cygwin mistakes directories for character devices

2002-01-26 Thread Michael A Chase
- Original Message - From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 16:54 Subject: Re: cygwin mistakes directories for character devices > On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 07:50:01PM -0500, James Vega wrote: &g

Re: cygwin mistakes directories for character devices

2002-01-26 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 07:50:01PM -0500, James Vega wrote: >Create a directory named "comX" where X is a number. >ls the directory and it will come up as a character device. >This shouldn't be happening unless the directory is under /dev. http://cygwin.com/lists.html#see-above cgf -- Unsubscri

Re: Cygwin mistakes directories for character devices

2002-01-26 Thread Robert Collins
=== - Original Message - From: "James Vega" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 11:50 AM Subject: Cygwin mistakes directories for character devices > Create a directory named "comX" where X is a number. > ls

Cygwin mistakes directories for character devices

2002-01-26 Thread James Vega
Create a directory named "comX" where X is a number. ls the directory and it will come up as a character device. This shouldn't be happening unless the directory is under /dev. -- * James Vega Tel: 617.377.2436 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *