# File lib/fpm/util.rb, line 320
  def mknod_w(path, mode, dev)
    rc = -1
    case %x{uname -s}.chomp
    when 'Linux'
      # bits/stat.h #define _MKNOD_VER_LINUX  0
      rc = xmknod(0, path, mode, FFI::MemoryPointer.new(dev))
    else
      rc = mknod(path, mode, dev)
    end
    rc
  end