Problem reported by Daniel Richard G. in
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2013-10/msg00068.html>.
* doc/posix-functions/mkfifo.texi (mkfifo):
* doc/posix-functions/mkfifoat.texi (mkfifoat):
* doc/posix-functions/mknod.texi (mknod):
* doc/posix-functions/mknodat.texi (mknodat):
Document the HP-UX 11.11 bug.
* tests/test-mkfifo.h (test_mkfifo):
Allow the HP-UX 11.11 bug.
Solaris 9 mknod("name/",mode,dev) mistakenly creates "name" for
non-directory mode. FreeBSD 7.2 mknod("dangling/",mode,dev)
mistakenly creates the target of the symlink if run as root.
FreeBSD and OpenBSD mknod("fifo",S_IFIFO|mode,0) fails for non-root.
Use of mknod caused link failures on mingw.
* modules/mknod: New file.
* m4/mknod.m4 (gl_FUNC_MKNOD): Likewise.
* lib/mknod.c (mknod): Likewise.
* m4/sys_stat_h.m4 (gl_SYS_STAT_H_DEFAULTS): Set witness
defaults.
* modules/sys_stat (Makefile.am): Substitute them.
* lib/sys_stat.in.h (mknod): Declare replacement.
* MODULES.html.sh (Support for systems lacking POSIX:2008):
Document it.
* doc/posix-functions/mknod.texi (mknod): Likewise.
* modules/mknod-tests: New test.
* tests/test-mknod.c: Likewise.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
