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Re: Updating cygwin_conv_path to match behaviour of cygpath
- From: Bruce Cran <bruce at cran dot org dot uk>
- To: cygwin-developers at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 13:15:33 +0000
- Subject: Re: Updating cygwin_conv_path to match behaviour of cygpath
- References: <20110103123935.0000787b@unknown>
On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:39:35 +0000
Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> wrote:
> I recently commented on the cygwin ml that the behaviour of
> cygwin_conv_path is different to that of cygpath wrt device nodes -
> it's also been pointed out several years ago
> (http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-06/msg00310.html).
Of course I just noticed the message from 2004 isn't about
cygwin_conv_path at all - it just points out that devices under
\Device can't be opened using open(2) or CreateFile.
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Bruce Cran