mknod
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POSIX specification:
 http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/mknod.html

Gnulib module: mknod

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:

  * This function requires super-user privileges to create a fifo: FreeBSD 7.2, OpenBSD 3.8.

  * This function mishandles trailing slash on some platforms: FreeBSD 7.2, Solaris 9.

  * This function is missing on some platforms; however, the replacement always fails with ENOSYS: mingw.

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:

  * Use of this function for anything except fifos is not portable, generally requiring super-user privileges and knowledge of supported device numbers.