From eb8c36cb3d2a301c3fb6ceb822d1ba268605ecb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan Pavlik Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 15:06:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] doc: More cleanup of !314 description. --- doc/changes/misc_fixes/mr.314.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/changes/misc_fixes/mr.314.md b/doc/changes/misc_fixes/mr.314.md index 3b9d80cfc..6166c0be5 100644 --- a/doc/changes/misc_fixes/mr.314.md +++ b/doc/changes/misc_fixes/mr.314.md @@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ Way way back when Gallium was made `auxiliary` was named `aux` but then it was -ported to Windows and it was renamed to `auxiliary`. Through the ages this -knowledge was lost and so we find ourselves with with the same problem, thou -Monado inheritated the correct name the same mistake was made in docs. +ported to Windows and it was renamed to `auxiliary` since Windows is [allergic to +filenames that match its device names](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#naming-conventions) +(e.g., `AUX`, `CON`, `PRN`, etc.). Through the ages, this knowledge was lost +and so we find ourselves with the same problem. Although +Monado inherited the correct name, the same old mistake was made in docs.