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Subject: Re: ls /dev/*
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From: Sam Steingold <sds AT gnu DOT org>
In-Reply-To: <E1CPH8L-0000wk-SV@monty-python.gnu.org> (Chris January's message of "Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:08:44 -0000")
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Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 09:40:49 -0500
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> * Chris January <puevf AT ngbzvpr DOT arg> [2004-11-03 09:08:44 +0000]:
>
>> > * Christopher Faylor 
>> <pts-ab-crefbany-ercyl-cyrnfr AT pltjva DOT pbz> [2004-11-02 15:01:13 -0500]:
>> >
>> > On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 02:55:39PM -0500, Sam Steingold wrote:
>> >>why isn't /dev a more "usual" directory?
>> >>cd /dev, ls /dev all fail, while
>> >>cat /dev/clipboard works.
>> >
>> > No one has implemented the special handling required for /dev which 
>> > would enable things like opendir/readdir or cd to work.
>> 
>> Thanks, I guessed that much.  I also know about "PTC".
>> (fhandler_proc.cc is too long,
>> I guess fhandler_dev.cc would be just as long, and I suspect 
>> that fhandler_dev.cc is not the only this missing).
>> 
>> Is this on anyone's TODO list?

> Actually it's not that difficult. I've already implemented it once. See this
> patch:
> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-patches/2002-q2/msg00191.html
> It was due to be merged sometime around 1.3.12 but I think I and the
> maintainers forgot about it. Feel free to update the patch to latest CVS and
> re-submit it.

I am sure it would be much easier for you to update your own patch.
Could you please do it?

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