SerialPort cross-platform question...

Bergel Alexandre bergel at iam.unibe.ch
Mon Feb 11 11:05:49 UTC 2002


> Actually, the peculiar enumeration of the ports is a Mac-ism. On the Windoze 
> and Unix platforms, it would make more sense to supply a name.

Why to supply a name ? 'COMx' belong to windows world...


> And it's not clear how the ports are numbered on the Mac when you hang USB 
> serial ports on one (per Dan Ingalls).

I use on my linux a usb->serial adaptor, and it is the same then a real port. I guess it should be the same for mac.



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