Subject: Re: lpt driver and abilities
To: None <explorer@cygnus.com, mike.long@analog.com>
From: Wolfgang Solfrank <ws@kurt.tools.de>
List: tech-kern
Date: 08/12/1996 22:15:00
> >I propose the following letters be added for the following functions:
> >
> >lpt0p Don't prime the device on initial open
> >lpt0l Automatically send a LF with CR
> >lpt0pl Both.
> >
> >The same for lpa0.
>
> I agree with Perry; the option letters should really be added to the
> front. Then the naming would be consistent with tape devices.
While this would be consistent with tape devices, there are the disks that
get there partition distinguisher added to the tail. One could argue that
this is precedence enough to allow adding the option letters at the end
as well as at the front.
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