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Re: calling MAKEDEV from postinst



Previously Mike A. Harris wrote:
> We currently AFAIR have all device nodes in a single RPM package
> in RHL, however this may change..

You indeed do.

> Does dpkg et al. have something similar, and if not, would it be
> considered something useful?  I can try to get/provide details if
> it would be helpful.

No we don't, and I consider it bloat in the package manager. We
can already have devices inside a package iirc, and creating them
in the postinst is a better approach.

Wichert.

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