"Jeroen C. van Gelderen" wrote:
> Bruce Evans wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Chuck Robey wrote:
> >
> > > Why are "certain" devices wildly different than all other ones? I've
> >
> > Because the CAM update broke (SCSI) cd devices in rev.1.171 of MAKEDEV.
> > mcd and scd were in the same case statement so they were broken too. The
> > breakage has spread to acd and ccd (although the latter is not a cdrom),
> > but not to matcd or wcd or non-cdrom disks.
>
> What about having
> ./MAKEDEV cd0 cd1 cd4 -da2 da6-da9
> create cd0, cd1, cd4, da1, da2, da6, da7, da8, da9 ? This would be
> a generic solution that still allows for holes. Not possible because
> of compatibility issues? I'm willing to give it a go.
"Send patches" :-)
Seriously, the ultimate solution is a devfs-like system.
Cheers,
-Peter
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