Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:59:21 +0200 From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr>, freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GPT as default? Message-ID: <86irboi0ra.fsf@dwp.des.no> In-Reply-To: <DF7EC867-FC12-4C2C-92E6-4FCC18795562@mac.com> (Marcel Moolenaar's message of "Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:45:39 -0700") References: <f0am4t$mmk$1@sea.gmane.org> <86wt076k7u.fsf@dwp.des.no> <619464E1-1CB4-4CFC-9ECF-7FC90DC24A20@mac.com> <863b2u18hz.fsf@dwp.des.no> <4629C2FE.9030301@samsco.org> <91BC1CF6-6C72-4263-A99A-C24FC209586E@mac.com> <f0eauu$97s$1@sea.gmane.org> <A08237C6-0F3C-4C60-B5C0-8C5AD3998EC7@mac.com> <f0g55u$dn7$1@sea.gmane.org> <DF7EC867-FC12-4C2C-92E6-4FCC18795562@mac.com>
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Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> writes: > I'm actually working on it now. I want the tool to be finished > before 7.0. The problems are in the details (as usual). > > These are my requirements (FWIW): > 1. It needs to have a friendly UI -> I'm using a curses based interface. No, it doesn't. > 2. It needs to be used in scripts -> It needs a similar usage model as > gpt(8). > 3. It needs to replace gpt(8) -> see point 2. > 3. It needs to be able to work on files -> construct a md device on the > fly. No, it doesn't. That's what mdconfig is for. > 4. It should be usable by non-root (read-only operation and working on > files owned by user as per point 3) -> suid I don't really see why. It seems to me you're suffering from second system syndrome. Forget points 1, 3 and 4 and focus on getting the job done and rescuing what credibility you have left. If g_part implements all the necessary verbs, it should only take a few hours to write a geom(8) plugin for it. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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