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Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 10:42:18 +0100
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Subject: Re: RESEND: Re: /dev/c - c: or c:/ ?
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Hello.

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 22:25:54 +0100
> > From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
> > > >
> > > > POSIX mandates that.
> > >
> > > Well, DOS isn't a Posix system ;-)  The fact that "c:" and "c:/" are
> > > two different things is one of the frequent gotchas in ported
> > > programs.  So the Posix compatibility is already broken here, and it
> > > ain't our fault.
> >
> > /dev/c is something we've introduced. I don't see why /dev/c shouldn't be
> > POSIX-compliant, just because c: and c:/ are different things.
> 
> I thought I explained that: because the OS we are running on isn't
> Posix.
[snip]

I thought /dev/x paths were supposed to make it easier to port POSIX
programs/scripts. What is the point of /dev/x, if the programs/scripts still
have to be aware of c: vs. c:/ ? I.e.: /dev/x vs. /dev/x/ .

Bye, Rich =]

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