> > * Chris January <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-11-03 09:08:44 +0000]: > > > >> > * Christopher Faylor > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-11-02 > 15:01:13 -0500]: > >> > > >> > On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 02:55:39PM -0500, Sam Steingold wrote: > >> >>why isn't /dev a more "usual" directory? > >> >>cd /dev, ls /dev all fail, while > >> >>cat /dev/clipboard works. > >> > > >> > No one has implemented the special handling required for > /dev which > >> > would enable things like opendir/readdir or cd to work. > >> > >> Thanks, I guessed that much. I also know about "PTC". > >> (fhandler_proc.cc is too long, > >> I guess fhandler_dev.cc would be just as long, and I suspect that > >> fhandler_dev.cc is not the only this missing). > >> > >> Is this on anyone's TODO list? > > > Actually it's not that difficult. I've already implemented it once. > > See this > > patch: > > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-patches/2002-q2/msg00191.html > > It was due to be merged sometime around 1.3.12 but I think > I and the > > maintainers forgot about it. Feel free to update the patch > to latest > > CVS and re-submit it. > > I am sure it would be much easier for you to update your own patch. > Could you please do it?
Oh of course - if you are willing to compensate me for my time... I don't need this feature and am not inclined to work on it voluntarily at the moment. Chris -- 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/