Thanks Jean-Pierre, I used the latest git clone. Here are my notes (for anyone else wanting to do it).
------------------------------------------- # HOWTO build ntfs-3g # Linux Mint 20 (Ubuntu 20.04) # Make sure we are running a bash shell bash #=================================================================== # Prerequisites sudo apt update # Build tools: sudo apt install -y build-essential git autoconf automake libtool # library dependencies: sudo apt install -y libgcrypt-dev gnutls-dev uuid-dev libhd-dev #=================================================================== # Downloads # Latest ntfs-3g: git clone https://git.code.sf.net/p/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g ntfs-3g-ntfs-3g # [OPTIONAL] Download ubuntu debian package for reference wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g_2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.debian.tar.xz tar -Jxvf ntfs*debian.tar.xz # make a list of existing files ls -ld /bin/*ntfs* /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/*ntfs* /sbin/*ntfs* \ /usr/bin/*ntfs* /usr/share/doc/*ntfs* /usr/share/man/man8/*ntfs* \ > old-files.txt #=================================================================== # Configure and build cd ntfs-3g-ntfs-3g ./autogen.sh CONFIG=( --prefix= --libdir=/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --datarootdir=/usr/share --includedir=/usr/include --enable-posix-acls --enable-xattr-mappings --enable-crypto --enable-quarantined --enable-extras ) ./configure "${CONFIG[@]}" make # ignore the -Waddress-of-packed-member warnings sudo make install #=================================================================== # Clean up sudo -s # as root function ntfs_debian_cleanup() { local LIB MAN ## /lib LIB=/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu rm -f $LIB/libntfs-3g.so.883.0.0 # old lib ln -s libntfs-3g.so.88.0.0 $LIB/libntfs-3g.so.883.0.0 chmod -x $LIB/libntfs-3g.so.88.0.0 chmod -x $LIB/libntfs-3g.la mv $LIB/ntfs-3g /usr/lib/ # plugin dir ## /sbin rm -f /sbin/mkfs.ntfs ; ln -s mkntfs /sbin/mkfs.ntfs rm -f /sbin/mount.ntfs ; ln -s mount.ntfs-3g /sbin/mount.ntfs ## /bin mv /bin/ntfsdecrypt /usr/bin/ ## man pages MAN=/usr/share/man/man8 rm $MAN/*ntfs*.8.gz # delete old pages # delete non-gzipped symlinks rm -f $MAN/mkfs.ntfs.8 rm -f $MAN/mount.ntfs-3g.8 rm -f $MAN/mount.lowntfs-3g.8 rm -f $MAN/lowntfs-3g.8 for f in $MAN/*ntfs*.8; do echo "$f"; gzip "$f"; done # recreate gzipped symlinks ln -s mkntfs.8.gz $MAN/mkfs.ntfs.8.gz ln -s ntfs-3g.8.gz $MAN/mount.ntfs-3g.8.gz ln -s ntfs-3g.8.gz $MAN/mount.lowntfs-3g.8.gz ln -s ntfs-3g.8.gz $MAN/lowntfs-3g.8.gz ln -s ntfs-3g.8.gz $MAN/mount.ntfs.8.gz } ntfs_debian_cleanup #================================= # Check install # make a list of new files ls -ld /bin/*ntfs* /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/*ntfs* /sbin/*ntfs* \ /usr/bin/*ntfs* /usr/share/doc/*ntfs* /usr/share/man/man8/*ntfs* \ > new-files.txt # set terminal to 200+ columns vi -d old-files.txt new-files.txt # Insert blank lines in old-files.txt whenever large diff blocks start. # You should end up with only highlighted date/size diffs, # and these extra files: ADDITIONAL_FILES_ADDED=( /bin/ntfsck /bin/ntfsdump_logfile /bin/ntfsmftalloc $LIB/libntfs-3g.a $LIB/libntfs-3g.la $LIB/libntfs-3g.so # symlink $LIB/libntfs-3g.so.88* # instead of .883 /usr/include/ntfs-3g/ ) ------------------------------------------- On Sat Oct 17 2020, at 12:16 AM, Jean-Pierre André <jean-pierre.an...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > Hi, > > Chris Roehrig wrote on 10/17/20 2:46 AM: >> I'd like to upgrade all my Ubuntu 20.04 machines to have a stable ntfs-3g >> that includes this recent commit: >> https://sourceforge.net/p/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g/ci/cd68a084fce98e78e1fc56c232e714da8263a4e0/ > > This patch is quite recent, and IFAICT it is not yet included > in any distributed package. > >> I've tried to understand the Ubuntu packaging for ntfs-3g but can't figure >> it out. Focal (20.04) seems to ship with AR3 with some ubuntu1 patches. >> I don't want to introduce any incompatibilites or broken dependencies. > > There are few packages which depend on ntfs-3g/ntfsprogs. > I only know of wimlib and system-compression. > >> My ntfs-3g usage is for a daily backup of a Linux system so lots of writing >> POSIX files and permissions. >> >> Would it be recommended to start with AR.3, AR.5 or the current github >> clone? There don't seem to be any git tags for any of the AR releases. > > There is an AR.5 for Debian, which should be usable on Ubuntu > and which you may try to figure out possible dependencies, > but it does not have the patch you want. > > https://packages.debian.org/experimental/ntfs-3g > https://packages.debian.org/experimental/libntfs-3g885 > >> Any advice would be appreciated. > > I would use the latest state on git. However as I do not have > the recipe to build a ".deb", I would have to use the basics : > > - get the current state from > https://sourceforge.net/p/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g/ci/edge/tree/ > by clicking on "Download snapshot", > - unzip the downloaded file into a development directory, > - create a configure script by running "./autogen.sh", > - run "./configure" designating the standard Ubuntu > directories : > > # minimal configure for Debian and derivatives > # not fully satisfactory, plugins expected in /usr/lib with libntfs-3g > # in /lib so symlinks may be required for plugins > ./configure --bindir=/bin --sbindir=/sbin \ > --libdir=/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man/man8 \ > --docdir=/usr/share/doc/libntfs-3g88 > > (you may want to include options --enable_extras, --enable_crypto, > --enable_posix_acls, etc. depending on your needs) > > - make > - sudo make install > > Jean-Pierre > >> >> Thanks, >> -- Chris >> > _______________________________________________ ntfs-3g-devel mailing list ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ntfs-3g-devel