[Pbuilder-maint] Re: /dev/std{in|out|err}

Junichi Uekawa dancer at netfort.gr.jp
Sat Jul 22 15:14:42 UTC 2006


At Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:59:17 +0900,
Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> 
> > I just tried to build bash_3.1-4 (from etch) using pbuilder with etch  
> > and I noticed that this build requires /dev/std{in|out|err} to exist,  
> > but the bootstrap does not create it. So I'm wondering were to report  
> > the bug, pbuilder, makedev or bash?
> 
> I think, makedev.
> 
> 
> research follows:
> In fact, I think MAKEDEV fd (which should be creating /dev/stdin etc.)
> is broken for some reason. Why?
> 
> root at dancer64:/dev# /sbin/MAKEDEV fd
> root at dancer64:/dev#
> root at dancer64:/dev# ls -l stdin
> ls: stdin: No such file or directory


cvt is converting 'MAKEDEV fd' into fd0, fd1.


which is fixed in 2.3.1-82
  * remove the alias 'fd' as a shorthand for 'fd0 fd1' to allow the real fd
    target to be reached, closes: #357143


regards,
	junichi
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