[parted-devel] Partition move function

[Jim Meyering]

Phillip Susi wrote:
> 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.

It sounds worthy, but won't make it to the front of my queue any
time soon.  Before doing that, I want to make a bug-fix release,
and then remove all FS-related code.