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From: drs@cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Darrell Schiebel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Portable mknod ?? does it exist?
Summary: dec Ultrix Version
Keywords: mknod
Message-ID: <181@cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu.edu>
Date: 1 Aug 89 21:23:24 GMT
References: <178@cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu.edu> <1419@riscy.dec.com>
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In article <1419@riscy.dec.com>, frank@croton.dec.com (Frank Wortner) writes:
> 
> In article <178@cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu.edu>, drs@cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Darrell Schiebel) writes:
> = DEC (Ultrix-32 V3.0):
> =      mknod works fine
> =      open fails with error "No such device or address" (ERRNO: 6)
...
> I tried Darrell's example on a VAXstation II running UWS 2.0 (== Ultrix 3.0)
> and a DECstation 3100 running UWS 2.1 (== Ultrix 3.1), and I could not
> reproduce his results.
>
> I get:
> 
> 	DEC (Ultrix-32 3.0/VAX and 3.1/RISC):
> 		mknod works fine
> 		read blocks

What follow is from a script file of a run of the code posted.  I have no
idea what the difference is but it seems to indicate a difference in Ultrix
Versions.  Any suggestions ?

Ultrix-32 V3.0 (Rev 64) System #2: Sat Apr 15 12:47:39 EDT 1989

dec: decnod
myfifo created
ERRNO: 6
Open Failed: No such device or address
dec: ls -l myfifo
crw-r--r--  1 drs      255, 255 Aug  1 16:54 myfifo


              Darrell Schiebel
              drs@cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu