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Re: [cygwin 1.3.11+]: Problem with /dev/dsp?


Hi!

Monday, 08 July, 2002 Nicholas Wourms nwourms@yahoo.com wrote:

NW> I just noticed an oddity with /dev/dsp.  I am working on a package which
NW> is expecting to use /dev/dsp as it would in bsd or linux.  The problem is
NW> that open() is no able to access it.  This behaviour can be reproduced by
NW> issuing "cat /dev/dsp".  The specific error I recieve with the program or
NW> the testcase is:

NW> /dev/dsp: Permission denied

Refer to mailing list archives. Searching for 'read dsp' immediately
reveals this message: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2002-06/msg00142.html

Cygwin's /dev/dsp can't be read from, it supports only writing.

Egor.            mailto:deo@logos-m.ru ICQ 5165414 FidoNet 2:5020/496.19


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