[parted-devel] Partition move function

[Curtis Gedak]

Jim Meyering wrote:
> 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.
>   

I agree that this enhancement to parted would be worthwhile, though it 
too has a lower priority to me than other changes.