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diff --git a/gnulib b/gnulib deleted file mode 160000 -Subproject 443bc5ffcf7429e557f4a371b0661abe98ddbc1 diff --git a/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/mknod.texi b/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/mknod.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e7dd13c --- /dev/null +++ b/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/mknod.texi @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +@node mknod +@section @code{mknod} +@findex mknod + +POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/mknod.html} + +Gnulib module: mknod + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function requires super-user privileges to create a fifo: +FreeBSD 7.2, OpenBSD 3.8. +@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 9. +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +Use of this function for anything except fifos is not portable, +generally requiring super-user privileges and knowledge of supported +device numbers. +@end itemize |