# [PATCH]check for makedev in ext/posix(5.1 tree) (Build failure in NetWare)

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/17035
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/17035
- Started by Kamesh Jayachandran on 2005-06-30T09:21:22+00:00
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## #17035 — Kamesh Jayachandran — 2005-06-30T09:21:22+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/17035#17035

Hi Derick,
In NetWare there does not exist a function by name makedev.
The following patch checks for the existence of makedev and calls only
if it exists.

http://www.ductape.net/~kameshj/ext_posix_makedev.patch

Please apply the same.

Thanks in advance
With regards
Kamesh Jayachandran

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## #17036 — Derick Rethans — 2005-06-30T09:41:57+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/17035#17036 · In reply to: #17035

> Hi Derick,
> In NetWare there does not exist a function by name makedev.
> The following patch checks for the existence of makedev and calls only
> if it exists.
> 
> http://www.ductape.net/~kameshj/ext_posix_makedev.patch

I see you're just commenting it out with an #ifdef, shouldn't there be 
some sort of fallback? Does having mknod() on Netware still make sense 
then?

Derick

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## #17037 — Kamesh Jayachandran — 2005-06-30T09:58:38+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/17035#17037 · In reply to: #17036

Hi Derick,
Our LibC implementation of mknod as of today allows creation of regular
file, regular dir and fifo only. 
It does not support Character and Block device creation. 
The documentation of NetWare LibC mandates dev argument to mknod to be
0.(Which currently the case with php_dev=0).
May be when makdev is implemented this code will automatically take care
of the new functionality without any change in the code with just the
change in new set of LibC headers.

With regards
Kamesh Jayachandran


On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:41:57 +0200 (CEST), "Derick Rethans"
<derick@php.net> said:
> 
> 
> > […]
> 
> I see you're just commenting it out with an #ifdef, shouldn't there be 
> some sort of fallback? Does having mknod() on Netware still make sense 
> then?
> 
> Derick
> 
> -- 
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## #17038 — Derick Rethans — 2005-06-30T10:00:30+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/17035#17038 · In reply to: #17037

> Hi Derick,
> Our LibC implementation of mknod as of today allows creation of regular
> file, regular dir and fifo only. 
> It does not support Character and Block device creation. 
> The documentation of NetWare LibC mandates dev argument to mknod to be
> 0.(Which currently the case with php_dev=0).
> May be when makdev is implemented this code will automatically take care
> of the new functionality without any change in the code with just the
> change in new set of LibC headers.

Ok, I'll add a warning then if a Char or Block device is requested, 
but makedev is not available.

Derick
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## #17040 — Kamesh Jayachandran — 2005-06-30T10:14:53+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/17035#17040 · In reply to: #17038

That is so nice Derick.

With regards
Kamesh Jayachandran
On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:00:30 +0200 (CEST), "Derick Rethans"
<derick@php.net> said:
> 
> 
> > […]
> 
> Ok, I'll add a warning then if a Char or Block device is requested, 
> but makedev is not available.
> 
> Derick
> -- 
> Derick Rethans
> http://derickrethans.nl | http://ez.no | http://xdebug.org

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