Randy McMurchy wrote: > DJ Lucas wrote these words on 03/21/06 19:23 CST: > >> IMO, it needs to be in _one_ of the books. BLFS software, at least at >> one time, required various symlinks. Other software beyond BLFS I know >> still requires /dev/dvd. > > Some may require the links (but in my opinion that makes it poorly > written software), while others such as > http://www.mcmurchy.com/rmlcopydvd/ go after the /dev/{h,s,?}d{?} > devices. > > It simply is not that difficult for software developers to poll the > devices and figure out what they are, and what is available, though > in all fairness, it sure would be nice to count on /dev/cdrom, > /dev/cdrecorder, /dev/dvd/, etc., etc., being accurate. >
It would also be nice for software to have configuration files where you could specify the devices as needed e.g. xorg.conf. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
