ams, This change is need in parted to be able to use paths with parted. In gnu.c right now it is using store_typed_open which needs a name like foo:bar. This changed allows you use such things as /dev/hd2 for example.
Thanks hde [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alfred M. Szmidt) writes: > --- /home/hde/PATCHED_parted-1.6.11/libparted/gnu.c 2004-08-13 > 09:57:20.000000000 -0500 > +++ /home/hde/parted-1.6.11/libparted/gnu.c 2004-04-24 22:34:00.000000000 > -0500 > @@ -235,16 +235,7 @@ > arch_specific->consume = 1; > > retry_open: > - /* Simple test to determine if the user uses a path or TYPE:NAME. */ > - if (strchr (path, '/') == NULL) > - { > - err = store_typed_open (dev->path, 0, NULL, &arch_specific->store); > - } > - else > - { > - err = store_open (dev->path, 0, NULL, &arch_specific->store); > - } > - > + err = store_typed_open (dev->path, 0, NULL, &arch_specific->store); > if (err) { > error_t rw_err = err; > > Why is this change needed in parted? _______________________________________________ Bug-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd