On Mon, Jul 30, 2001 at 01:08:02PM +0200, Sander Smeenk wrote: > Quoting Ethan Benson (erbenson@alaska.net): > > > > (cd /dev && /sbin/MAKEDEV ...) > > > Shouldn't the MAKEDEV script do that (cd /dev) automagically? > > > What's the use of creating devices in the current directory? > > so it can be used in boot-floppies and debootstrap builds among other > > things. i think MAKEDEV has always behaved that way traditionally > > anyway, its normally installed in /dev and called by the admin as cd > > /dev ; ./MAKEDEV whatever > > heh :) I knew that, but it would be less confusing if MAKEDEV takes > another argument like --destination "/home/My Devices" or something > like that :) no it would be even better if people would rtfm so they know how to use tools correctly. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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