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Re: default config for cdrom links

To: Russell Coker <russell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: default config for cdrom links
From: Richard Gooch <rgooch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 15:58:05 -0700
Cc: devfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20011130224715.97265231D@lyta.coker.com.au>
References: <20011130204515.74D7635FCA2@lyta.coker.com.au> <Pine.LNX.4.40.0111301527370.2718-100000@ns.local.net> <200111302239.fAUMdJI19809@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca> <20011130224715.97265231D@lyta.coker.com.au>
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Russell Coker writes:
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 23:39, Richard Gooch wrote:
> > Gary Shea writes:
> > > Russell Coker (russell@xxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > > > The default config section for cdrom links doesn't work if uncommented.
> > > >  The following extract from the Debian patch shows what needs to be
> > > > changed.
> > > >
> > > > -#REGISTER      ^cdrom/cdrom0$  CFUNCTION GLOBAL symlink cdroms/cdrom0
> > > > cdrom -#UNREGISTER    ^cdrom/cdrom0$  CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink cdrom
> > > > +# create the standard /dev/cdrom symlink
> > > > +REGISTER       ^cdroms/cdrom0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL symlink cdroms/cdrom0
> > > > cdrom +UNREGISTER     ^cdroms/cdrom0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink cdrom
> > >
> > > Interesting... in my Mandrake 8.1 distribution the directory name is
> > > right.  Not very nice if they didn't propagate the fix back.
> >
> > Please contact whoever is responsible in Mandrake for devfsd packaging
> > and point out this oversight.
> >
> > I'll fix this for the next devfsd release.
> 
> I have to admit I fixed it a few versions ago for Debian...

<spank>

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
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