Subject: Re: devopen() in standalone programs.
To: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
From: Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner@fz-juelich.de>
List: tech-kern
Date: 11/05/1999 18:37:10
simonb@netbsd.org said:
> Is the correct thing for devopen() to remove a leading '/' if it's
> there

I wouldn't do it - at least not a single "/". It's needed to
open the root directory (for "ls"). Where is the point in forcibly
removing it?

> or for cdfs to ignore a leading '/'?

I don't know the CDFS details, but it would be reasonable imho.
(but it should still be possible to open the root directory)

best regards
Matthias