X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-YMail-OSG: LYTgGT8VM1krrm3mHogDglh9HMGRzBzV5mV9qS34_1fg3p6PBkjuEj2WbjWI8ds3c2E2j8grRokGcVa87S0vhhLwj_EN7BmZqWNWzTph8Ec_cCvsgECcUYShhnxPBsibMmCAvLLX9.zFDcKvJc40_PNp1w-- Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:38:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Andre Subject: Re: 1.5.24 : "bash: /dev/null: No such file or directory" (Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs) To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <284581.49927.qm@web35608.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Corinna wrote: > > 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. Any pointers on exactly how to install null.sys via device manager (or via any other method) would be much appreciated... Andre -- ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news -- 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/