Bug#296958: Problem with creating device files.

[Jerome Warnier]

Le mercredi 30 mars 2005 =E0 00:18 +0200, Jose Carlos Garcia Sogo a
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>   While looking at this bug to fix it, I was pointed to Policy 10.6
> which says:
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>  10.6 Device files
> Packages must not include device files in the package file tree.
>=20
> If a package needs any special device files that are not included in th=
e
> base system, it must call MAKEDEV in the postinst script, after
> notifying the user[54].
>=20
> Packages must not remove any device files in the postrm or any other
> script. This is left to the system administrator.
>=20
> Debian uses the serial devices /dev/ttyS*. Programs using the
> old /dev/cu* devices should be changed to use /dev/ttyS*.
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>  Thus, it means that we cannot create device files on install, and we
> need to bug makedev package to get zap devices included.
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>  As it is a bit late, I don't have time to look at it now, so please,
> check wich devices must be generated and report it to makedev package.
Well, most people those days use udev or devfs anyways. So maybe this is
not even a problem to not call makedev. Provided, of course, that the
kernel is doing TheRightThing(tm).

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>  Thanks

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Jerome Warnier <jwarnier@beeznest.net>
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