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doc: Update regarding MSVC 9. * doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Target Platforms): Classify MSVC as "rarely tested". * doc/posix-functions/*.texi: Update with info about MSVC 9. * doc/posix-headers/*.texi: Likewise. * doc/pastposix-functions/*.texi: Likewise. * doc/glibc-functions/*.texi: Likewise. * doc/glibc-headers/*.texi: Likewise.
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1 @node mknod
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2 @section @code{mknod}
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3 @findex mknod
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5 POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/mknod.html}
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7 Gnulib module: mknod
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9 Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
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10 @itemize
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11 @item
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12 This function requires super-user privileges to create a fifo:
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13 FreeBSD 7.2, OpenBSD 3.8.
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15 This function mishandles trailing slash on some platforms:
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16 FreeBSD 7.2, Solaris 9.
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17 @item
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18 This function is missing on some platforms; however, the replacement
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19 always fails with @code{ENOSYS}:
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20 mingw, MSVC 9.
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21 @end itemize
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26 Use of this function for anything except fifos is not portable,
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27 generally requiring super-user privileges and knowledge of supported
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28 device numbers.
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29 @end itemize