On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 04:42:09PM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote: > Phillip Susi wrote: > > On 12/19/2011 9:56 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > >> Sorry, but no. I expect to provide the absolute minimum library > >> interface required to resize only FAT and HFS file systems. > > > > Why? I understand wanting to get rid of the code to do the low level > > manipulation, but if the utility is going to have the resize command, > > why not let it work on ext4, when all you have to do is shell out to > > the appropriate utility to handle it? That seems even less intrusive > > than calling on a separate library to resize fat. > > See below. > > > Or do you mean to say that the fat resize code is going to its own > > library, and parted will not be using that library? > > Right. > libparted will not include FS-manipulation code and > parted, the command-line tool, will not perform FS manipulation.
Whew! Had me scared there for a minute :) > > This new library will be usable by external applications > to resize HFS and FAT partitions. > That's the right way to do things. resizing operations should remain separate apps. -- Brian C. Lane | Anaconda Team | IRC: bcl #anaconda | Port Orchard, WA (PST8PDT)
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