X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:49:10 +0100 From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: 1.5.24 : "bash: /dev/null: No such file or directory" (Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs) Message-ID: <20070312124910.GE30716@calimero.vinschen.de> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <569094 DOT 99738 DOT qm AT web35608 DOT mail DOT mud DOT yahoo DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <569094.99738.qm@web35608.mail.mud.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Mar 12 05:31, Andre wrote: > Is there an alternative way that cygwin could implement /dev/null in > this situation ?? We really don't intend to go down this road. This is just terribly broken by definition in these Windows versions. You should be able to install the null device using device manager and be done with it. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/