Re: Bug#104186: apt-cdrom: u/mount equivalents for the Hurd

[Adam Heath <adam@lapdoog.doogie.brainfood.com>]

On 10 Jul 2001, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote:

> Package: apt
> Version: 0.5.3
> Severity: normal
>
> The Hurd has no "umount" command, and "mount" is merely a
> compatibility sh-script.
>
> The proper command to make a CD accessible under NODE/ is:
>
>   settrans -a NODE /hurd/isofs DEVICE
>
> Ending usage (and unlocking the device) is:
>
>   settrans -fag NODE

So why can't there be a  umount compatiblity shell script?  This changes how
all unix admins expect unix to work.