[parted-devel] GNU fdisk 1.2 release

[Xavier Oswald]

On 20:27 Thu 22 Jan     , Christian wrote:
> I am happy to announce the release of GNU fdisk 1.2

Nice :)


That's Great !!!

I will package this new version this weekend.
Thanks a lot for your work.

> NEWS
> ====
> 
> In this release we have fixed some of the bugs reported
> by debian tracker. For more information about fixed bugs
> see:
> 	
>   * inoperable for disks with unknown disklabel
> 
>       http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=445304
> 
>       This bug was fixed in the previous release (1.1).
>       We are waiting for comments because we test it only
>       with plain (zero filled) files. 
> 
>   * gnu-fdisk: wipes out MBR when used on GPT partitions
> 
>       http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504747
> 
>     I make a little patch to reread the boot code from the partition.
>     for more info visit: 
>       
>      http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-parted/2008-12/msg00015.html
> 
> 
>   * gnu-fdisk: reproducible Segmentation fault
>     
>       http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463720
> 
>     Fixed in this release (1.2).
> 
>   * gnu-fdisk doesn't work with ext3 partitions, created with Debian and
>     Ubuntu installers (with resize_inode features)]
> 
>       http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511035
> 
>     We think that this bug depends on libparted. However we will 
>     try to resolve it soon and release a patch.


Greetings,
-- 
  ,''`.  Xavier Oswald <x.oswald at free.fr>                   
 : :' :  GNU/LINUX Debian Maintainer                        
 `. `'   GnuPG Key ID 0x88BBB51E                            
   `-    938D D715 6915 8860 9679  4A0C A430 C6AA 88BB B51E