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From: dirkx@covalent.net
Subject: Re: misc/39381: /dev/vga is created by rc.devfs - even when there
 is no ttyv0/vga
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The following reply was made to PR misc/39381; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: dirkx@covalent.net
To: bde@zeta.org.au
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: misc/39381: /dev/vga is created by rc.devfs - even when there
 is no ttyv0/vga
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:16:00 +0200 (CEST)

 On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Bruce Evans wrote:
 
 > > Add something along the lines of
 > >
 > > 	if [ -e /dev/ttyv0 ]; then
 > > 		ln -fs /dev/ttyv0 /dev/vga
 > > 	fi
 
 > This leaves about 10 bugs in the 2 (now 4) devfs-specific lines in
 > this file:
 
 I am confused. Today (i.e. in 5-CURRENT) it says:
 
 	# Setup DEVFS, ie permissions, links etc.
 	#
 	ln -fs /dev/ttyv0 /dev/vga
 
 > - rc files should not create anything unless configured to do so.  They
 >   especially shouldn't delete correct links unconditionally.  (The
 >   correct link is created by MAKEDEV; it is vga -> ttyv0, not vga ->
 >   /dev/ttyv0.)
 
 So you argue that the existing rc.devfs should not create the above at all
 but leave it to MAKEDEV ?
 
 > - /dev/vga is compatibilty cruft for a 1993ish version of X (but I think
 >   current X's still use it because of their own compatibility cruft).  It
 >   is an especially bad example to put in a file with only 1 example.
 > - [... comments about style bugs deleted]
 
 
 Or do you argue that the existing rc.devfs should be empty ?
 
 Dw.
 

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