[erlang-questions] Unix domain sockets

[Sargun Dhillon]

Apparently this doesn't work for character or block devices, see here:
[running beam as root]
1> FOut = file:open("/dev/net/tun", [read, write]).
{error,eisdir}
2> FOut1 = file:open("/dev/net/tun", [read, write, raw]).
{error,eisdir}
3> FOut3 = file:open("/dev/sda", [read, write, raw]).
{error,eisdir}
4> FOut3 = file:open("/dev/sda", [read, write]).
{error,eisdir}

lucifer ~ # ls -l /dev/net/tun
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 10, 200 Mar 30 16:51 /dev/net/tun
lucifer ~ # ls -l /dev/sda
brw-r----- 1 root disk 8, 0 Mar 30 09:27 /dev/sda

Any ideas on how to read this? Do I need to break out a port driver?

2009/3/8 Antoine Koener <antoine.koener@REDACTED>:
> And what about the support for NamedPipes on windows ?
> Anyone with experience ?
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 3:24 AM, Richard Andrews <bbmaj7@REDACTED> wrote:
>>
>> IIRC there was a UNIX socket project in jungerl too.
>>
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>> > There's an example driver for unix domain sockets under
>> > $OTP_ROOT/lib/kernel/examples/uds_dist/
>> >
>> > (It's still there in R13A-0, BTW.)
>> >
>> > It used to be documented in the Interoperability Tutorial, but
>> > I think they've switched to a different example now.
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