1 files changed, 33 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/win/tclWinFile.c b/win/tclWinFile.c
index 4b0b884..7f6dff9 100755
--- a/win/tclWinFile.c
+++ b/win/tclWinFile.c
@@ -1953,6 +1953,7 @@ NativeStat(
     unsigned short mode;
     unsigned int inode = 0;
     HANDLE fileHandle;
+    DWORD fileType = FILE_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 
     /*
      * If we can use 'createFile' on this, then we can use the resulting
@@ -1960,6 +1961,14 @@ NativeStat(
      * other attributes reading APIs. If not, then we try to fall back on the
      * 'getFileAttributesExProc', and if that isn't available, then on even
      * simpler routines.
+     *
+     * Special consideration must be given to Windows hardcoded names
+     * like CON, NULL, COM1, LPT1 etc. For these, we still need to
+     * do the CreateFile as some may not exist (e.g. there is no CON
+     * in wish by default). However the subsequent GetFileInformationByHandle
+     * will fail. We do a WinIsReserved to see if it is one of the special
+     * names, and if successful, mock up a BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION
+     * structure.
      */
 
     fileHandle = CreateFile(nativePath, GENERIC_READ,
@@ -1970,19 +1979,26 @@ NativeStat(
 	BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION data;
 
 	if (GetFileInformationByHandle(fileHandle,&data) != TRUE) {
-	    CloseHandle(fileHandle);
-	    Tcl_SetErrno(ENOENT);
-	    return -1;
-	}
-	CloseHandle(fileHandle);
-
+            fileType = GetFileType(fileHandle);
+            CloseHandle(fileHandle);
+            if (fileType != FILE_TYPE_CHAR && fileType != FILE_TYPE_DISK) {
+                Tcl_SetErrno(ENOENT);
+                return -1;
+            }
+            /* Mock up the expected structure */
+            memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
+            statPtr->st_atime = 0;
+            statPtr->st_mtime = 0;
+            statPtr->st_ctime = 0;
+        } else {
+            CloseHandle(fileHandle);
+            statPtr->st_atime = ToCTime(data.ftLastAccessTime);
+            statPtr->st_mtime = ToCTime(data.ftLastWriteTime);
+            statPtr->st_ctime = ToCTime(data.ftCreationTime);
+        }
 	attr = data.dwFileAttributes;
-
 	statPtr->st_size = ((Tcl_WideInt) data.nFileSizeLow) |
 		(((Tcl_WideInt) data.nFileSizeHigh) << 32);
-	statPtr->st_atime = ToCTime(data.ftLastAccessTime);
-	statPtr->st_mtime = ToCTime(data.ftLastWriteTime);
-	statPtr->st_ctime = ToCTime(data.ftCreationTime);
 
 	/*
 	 * On Unix, for directories, nlink apparently depends on the number of
@@ -2038,6 +2054,13 @@ NativeStat(
 
     dev = NativeDev(nativePath);
     mode = NativeStatMode(attr, checkLinks, NativeIsExec(nativePath));
+    if (fileType == FILE_TYPE_CHAR) {
+        mode &= ~S_IFMT;
+        mode |= S_IFCHR;
+    } else if (fileType == FILE_TYPE_DISK) {
+        mode &= ~S_IFMT;
+        mode |= S_IFBLK;
+    }
 
     statPtr->st_dev	= (dev_t) dev;
     statPtr->st_ino	= inode;