Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 20:46:33 +0000 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: which is "better" - /dev/fd or FIFO Message-ID: <20210306204633.3be9720a@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <YEOMzXyvchUkMmdH@ceres.local> References: <YEOMzXyvchUkMmdH@ceres.local>
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On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 14:08:13 +0000 tech-lists wrote: > Hi, > > Some ports, notably shells/bash, have a makeoptions config where you > can select "enable use of /dev/fd". But there's no explanation given > why this is advantageous or not, or if there's some kind of risk, in a > freebsd context [1]. It's not enabled by default. Please can anyone > explain? See: https://reviews.freebsd.org/rP439169
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