* Quick query
@ 2001-07-20 7:58 Julian Hall
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From: Julian Hall @ 2001-07-20 7:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
I've just been trying to port some software that uses serial ports to
cygwin with limited success. Specifically, some of my workstations here
have /dev/com1 and some don't. What version of the Cygwin DLL is
required to get serial port access to work? Also, should /dev/ttyS0 etc
work? When I use ls I get strange results...
jules:~$ ls -l /dev/com1
crw-rw-rw- 1 Everyone Everyone 7, 1 Jul 20 16:02 /dev/com1
jules:~$ ls -l /dev/ttyS0
crw-rw-rw- 1 Everyone Everyone 7, 0 Jul 20 16:02 /dev/ttyS0
surely these two should refer to the same device, as the 'com1' entry is
(presumably) for compatibility with windows conventions and should
therefore be a reference to the first serial device, as should ttyS0 for
compatibility with unix conventions...?
Also, is there any chance of having a virtual /dev directory that lists
available devices? Or do I have to 'mknod' them all by hand?
Jules
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