X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_YE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-Mail-Handler: MailHop Outbound by DynDNS X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse@dyndns.com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/mailhop/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX1/28pz69EBxgsD257F59rS4 Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:48:09 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Cygwin 1.7.12-1: exit code 1 during post-install regarding dirs in /dev Message-ID: <20120404164809.GF22487@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <4F7C215E.60702@andreloker.de> <20120404121241.GB8014@calimero.vinschen.de> <20120404130409.GC28256@calimero.vinschen.de> <4F7C4EEF.4060802@andreloker.de> <20120404135932.GD8014@calimero.vinschen.de> <4F7C5BC9.90309@andreloker.de> <20120404144014.GC8765@calimero.vinschen.de> <0105D5C1E0353146B1B222348B0411A20A6536CC34@NIHMLBX02.nih.gov> <20120404162524.GE13898@calimero.vinschen.de> <20120404163226.GE22487@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120404163226.GE22487@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 12:32:26PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote: >On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 06:25:24PM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >>On Apr 4 12:18, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] wrote: >>> Cygwin 1.7.12-1 on W7 in both cmd and mintty consoles >>> >>> ls -og /dev does not show com1, but >>> >>> $ ls -og /dev/com1 /dev/ttyS0 >>> crw-rw-rw- 1 117, 0 2012-04-04 12:06:40 /dev/com1 >>> crw-rw-rw- 1 117, 0 2012-04-04 12:06:40 /dev/ttyS0 >>> >>> Is this as expected? >> >>That's as designed. We deliberately don't print comX, only ttyS(x-1). > >I wonder if we're witnessing the rare birth of a new FAQ. > >Ssshhh. Be very quiet. We don't want to spook it as it slowly trembles >erect on its newborn legs. Just to be clear: I fully supported not exposing /dev/com1 in /dev. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple