unix-compat-0.5.1: Portable POSIX-compatibility layer.

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System.PosixCompat.Extensions

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Description

This module provides some functions not present in the unix package.

Synopsis

Device IDs.

type CMajor = CUInt Source #

type CMinor = CUInt Source #

deviceMajor :: DeviceID -> CMajor Source #

Gets the major number from a DeviceID for a device file.

The portable implementation always returns 0.

deviceMinor :: DeviceID -> CMinor Source #

Gets the minor number from a DeviceID for a device file.

The portable implementation always returns 0.

makeDeviceID :: CMajor -> CMinor -> DeviceID Source #

Creates a DeviceID for a device file given a major and minor number.