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Re: Adding device file to /dev.



Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> writes:

> On Monday 04 June 2001 00:59, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 03, 2001 at 02:37:19PM +0200, Russell Coker wrote:
> > > Another thing any package that depends on the creation of nodes under
> > > /dev MUST depend on "makedev | devfsd".  People who run devfsd do not
> > > need to have makedev installed.
> >
> > Should this stuff go into policy?
> 
> I think so.

In this case, please also add consideration for the Hurd. "hurd"
package provides "makedev" so the above would work.

"makedev (>> 1.2.3) | devfsd" is a problem, though.

-- 
Robbe

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