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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/devices.pm b/perl-install/devices.pm
index ffc1aeaef..f4bbc0285 100644
--- a/perl-install/devices.pm
+++ b/perl-install/devices.pm
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ sub make($) {
if (m,^(.*/(?:dev|tmp))/(.*),) {
$_ = $2;
} else {
- $file = "/tmp/$_";
- -e $file or $file = "/dev/$_";
+ #- lnx4win use a plain swap file, should not assume a leading /tmp or /dev.
+ unless (-f $file) {
+ $file = "/tmp/$_";
+ -e $file or $file = "/dev/$_";
+ }
}
-e $file and return $file; #- assume nobody takes fun at creating files named as device