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Re: mkcramfs porting done - device file issues....


On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 03:52:27AM +0200, gmx wrote:
>Under Linux i have devices under /dev which possibly point to 'nirvana'
>(because there is no appropriate kernel feature/mod).  Why should't i
>have such "dummy-dev`s" under cygwin ?

Cygwin doesn't have major and minor device numbers.

>Isn't this "feature" implemented yet and can it be easily implemented ?

It isn't implemented and it would be difficult to implement.  Sorry.

cgf

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