[parted-devel] Partition move function

Phillip Susi psusi at cfl.rr.com
Fri Apr 30 14:42:33 UTC 2010


On 4/30/2010 2:35 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Why would you think I disagree?
> Perhaps you missed the message in which I wrote this:
> 
>   > If you can come up with reliable FS-independent code
>   > to move a partition and its file system, please post it.
> 
> Parted's FS-dependent code is broken, and should be removed ASAP,
> before even more people rely on it and lose data.
> Since "move" currently relies on that code, it risks
> being a temporary casualty.

Oh ok, sounds good.  Do either of you have any interest in taking this
on?  It sounds like Curtis has good familiarity with both sides so would
be in a good position to try and migrate it over to libparted.  If not
I'll stick it on my queue of things to do and try to get around to it at
some point.



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