@node mkfifo @section @code{mkfifo} @findex mkfifo POSIX specification:@* @url{https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/mkfifo.html} Gnulib module: mkfifo Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: @itemize @item This function mishandles trailing slash on some platforms: FreeBSD 7.2, Solaris 9. @item This function is missing on some platforms; however, the replacement always fails with @code{ENOSYS}: mingw, MSVC 14, Android 4.4. @end itemize Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize @item If the argument exists and is a directory, this function fails with @code{EISDIR} instead of the correct @code{EEXIST}: HP-UX 11.11. @end itemize