Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 17 Mar 2000 16:55:30 +0100 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: Logical problem withj devfs/devfsd |
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Meino Christian Cramer wrote: > Not under devfs! The symlinks show a (r-x)* mode.
Richard decided that's how devfs will work (r-x on symlinks). Normally symlinks are always rwx, but Richard made the decision "to break programs that oughtn't depend on this" as far as I can tell.
> Therefore the pcm and mixer devices are not accessible for writing.
Are you sure? As I understand symlinks, the permissions of the symlink don't matter.
> If I compile a kernel with devfs support and no extra devpts support -- as > said in the readmes for devfs -- I cannot use gpg via mew via xemacs: The > passport dialog is not fetched by xemacs, instead it appears on the terminal > from where xemacs was started (or in the depth of the windowmanager, if > started via menu). Input of the passphrase is impossible in either > case.
Ah, the old "controlling terminal" problem... Xemacs can't find a pty, so it resorts to using a pipe to communicate with gpg. gpg opens /dev/tty and you get the original terminal. Ick, ick.
-- Jamie
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