[parted-devel] Re: Patch against SVN (1.8.0rc2): number two

[David Cantrell]

leslie.polzer at gmx.net wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 10:48:27PM +0000, Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray wrote:
> 
>> Maybe we can develop a complete userspace LVM library (something more
>> mature than a hack) as part of libparted, which parted and possibly
>> the LVM tools can use too. That way libparted will become a more
>> complete API. Since the LVM tools are not changing by themselves,
>> maybe this way we can intiate some change. Or would you like the
>> library (say liblvm) to be a part of the LVM suite? Would Leslie like
>> to comment?
> Sure :)  By the way, I must apologise for not being more active; in fact
> I am!  It just doesn't show.
> 
>   An LVM library would be a great idea.  The first question here is
> probably: make it part of libparted or develop it independently and let
> libparted use it?
> 
>   I'm for the former (libparted isn't that huge, and most systems
> already have it installed), but perhaps someone will come up with sound
> reasons for making it a small independent library.

I'm going to agree with Octavio and say that parted isn't the right 
place for an LVM library.  It should be with the LVM tools and then we 
should link with it from there.

I'm not saying we shouldn't be part of the development of this library, 
but making it part of parted isn't correct, in my opinion.

-- 
David Cantrell
Red Hat / Westford, MA