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authorRoland McGrath <roland@gnu.org>1999-10-11 09:06:04 +0000
committerRoland McGrath <roland@gnu.org>1999-10-11 09:06:04 +0000
commit9afbf91ec186644be7a3de3d9b202182eff9e59b (patch)
treed10fe5bf531d38c8b80f7d7afd91f0f381c521bf /sutils
parenta57d8133fe9d997c741552f185466f070e75e9e8 (diff)
1999-10-11 Roland McGrath <roland@baalperazim.frob.com>
* MAKEDEV.sh (fd): Pass --directory to /hurd/magic translator.
Diffstat (limited to 'sutils')
-rw-r--r--sutils/MAKEDEV.sh8
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sutils/MAKEDEV.sh b/sutils/MAKEDEV.sh
index 77dd1dbb..b8834854 100644
--- a/sutils/MAKEDEV.sh
+++ b/sutils/MAKEDEV.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function mkdev {
tty)
st $I root 666 /hurd/magic tty;;
fd)
- st $I root 666 /hurd/magic fd
+ st $I root 666 /hurd/magic --directory fd
cmd ln -f -s fd/0 stdin
cmd ln -f -s fd/1 stdout
cmd ln -f -s fd/2 stderr
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ function mkdev {
st $I root 640 /hurd/storeio $I
;;
+ # Linux compatibility
+ loop*)
+ # In Linux an inactive "/dev/loopN" device acts like /dev/null.
+ # The `losetup' script changes the translator to "activate" the device.
+ st $I root 640 /hurd/null
+ ;;
*)
lose "$I: Unknown device name"
;;