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Re: Updating cygwin_conv_path to match behaviour of cygpath


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.

-- 
Bruce Cran


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