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    SubjectMakefile gcc -o /dev/null: the dissapearing of /dev/null
    I noticed this a long time ago in the Linux kernel
    makefiles, I thought someone would have figured it
    out by now tho.

    The `gcc -o /dev/null' is a really neat way of
    testing if gcc works or not.

    Unfortunatly it doesnt work that well if you're root.

    You see, gcc uses unlink(). /dev/null doesnt take
    kindly to that kind of treatment...

    Ofcourse, you cant unlink /dev/null unless you are root.

    In any case, the `gcc -o /dev/null' test cases probably
    need to go away.

    I've seen this in linux/arch/i386/Makefile for 2.4.10,
    it probably exists in all previous versions as well as
    in other Makefiles.

    Happy kernel hacking!

    /proton
    ps. any replies [read: flames] would do well being CC'd
    to me since I dont subscribe to linux-kernel :)
    [ http://www.energymech.net/users/proton/ ]
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