> > I have noted only that the /dev directory does not appear in root (/) :
Do you not read the ChangeLogs? http://cygwin.com/snapshots/winsup-changelog-20050909-20050912 * fhandler_disk_file.cc (fhandler_disk_file::readdir): Temporarily remove insertion of /dev into root directory. In short, until a real /dev works (where the user can add entries), faking it is not worth it for 1.5.19. -- Eric Blake -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/