On 2/3/21 4:06 PM, Linux User #330250 wrote: > Wouldn't it be easier to use an earlier version of diskdev_cmds, patch > it to default to hfs instead of hfs+, compile it, and then rename it to > mkfs.hfs as a separate package? > > https://opensource.apple.com/tarballs/diskdev_cmds/ > > On Gentoo Linux, version 332.14 is still fully supporting HFS. (At least > I think so... I'm currently on amd64, not powerpc or powerpc64...) But > it's patched. > > Care to take a look? > https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/tree/sys-fs/diskdev_cmds > (Patches are in the files directory, > https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/tree/sys-fs/diskdev_cmds/files)
The old hfsprogs has many bugs such as fsck segfaulting on 64-bit systems, so people would most likely run into problems with it. Also, it would potentially confuse users. > If Debian uses a newer version of newfs_hfs, it should be easily > possible to simply rename the old version to mkfs.hfs und thus keep > using it exclusively for HFS (not HFS+). In order to be completely sure, > a patch specifically for this to accomplish 1) default to HFS and 2) > disable HFS+, for a separate mkfs.hfs, should be the least problematic > way. The newer version would remain as newfs_hfs and mkfs.hfsplus. It would certainly possible, but alas the old version has issues on 64-bit machines. > BTW, I currently don't have the time to work on PowerPC. I have 2 G5s > (one original from 2002, one Dual-Core from 2005), and I tried Debian on > them and Gentoo as well. In their current state they are a mess, and I > didn't have the time back then to persue this any longer, but as soon as > I have (and I really don't know when), I plan to reactivate them with > both Debian and Gentoo. This puts me into a special position, because > naturally I would use a semi-manual boot configuration, not a "stock" > solution, simply because with Gentoo I have to. > But I am not a programmer. I can apply patches, manual configurations, > but I cannot write code. I consider myself a "poweruser"... > > So, if you're annoyed by my input, just ignore me. I'm fine with it. I don't think I have said anything like that. I'm open to discussion but you have to accept that people have different opinions. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
