linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] obsolete libcom-err for SuSE e2fsprogs

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Date:	Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:14:00 +0200
From:	Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>
To:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>,
	Andreas Dilger <adilger@...sterfs.com>,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	List util-linux-ng <util-linux-ng@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] obsolete libcom-err for SuSE e2fsprogs

On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 08:40:36AM -0400, Theodore Tso wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 11:25:39AM +0200, Karel Zak wrote:
> > > 
> > > Nope, there isn't much rationale unless we also split out fsck, so
> > 
> >  util-linux-ng is open for fsck :-)
> 
> It's something I'm considering, but at the moment I've got some higher
> priority (ext4) work that I'm focusing on.  

 That's nothing urgent. This migration shouldn't be so difficult -- I
 think we should provide at least one release when the util is in both
 packages -- defaultly disabled in e2fsprogs and enabled in
 util-linux-ng. It's probably better that trying to synchronize
 releases of both packages.

> What would you think about moving libblkid and the libdisk from
> xfsprogs into util-linux-ng?  That's things that I've been batting

 I have no problem with this idea, but I'd like to invite Kay Sievers
 (udev) to this discussion. I think the best step will be merge
 libblkid and libvolume_id to the one independent project. There is
 few technical problems with this idea, but nothing insolvable.

 Now we duplicate a lot of FS probe code in libblkid, libvolume_id and
 libdisk.

 Yes, it's long-term task, but it's good direction (IMHO).

    Karel

-- 
 Karel Zak  <kzak@...hat.com>
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