From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 18 00:18:03 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0F1B106566C; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:18:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (bigknife-pt.tunnel.tserv9.chi1.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f10:75::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3990A8FC1F; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:18:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from zion.baldwin.cx (zion.baldwin.cx [IPv6:2001:470:1f11:75:2a0:d2ff:fe18:8b38]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6I0HuYR038965; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:17:56 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: Randy Bush Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:13:18 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <784966050807021123l267aa20en39eb513c12c90ad2@mail.gmail.com> <200807170919.49756.jhb@freebsd.org> <487F7399.6040805@psg.com> In-Reply-To: <487F7399.6040805@psg.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200807172013.18535.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [IPv6:2001:470:1f11:75::1]); Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:17:57 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.1/7742/Thu Jul 17 19:22:26 2008 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=4.2 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Mike Makonnen , freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Robert Watson , Lothar Braun , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sysinstall is still inadequate after all of these years X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:18:03 -0000 On Thursday 17 July 2008 12:30:17 pm Randy Bush wrote: > > I think the best route to that is to have a separate utility for managing > > disk partitioning. The installer can then use that utility, and > > sysadmins can also use it later after the system is installed. > > i often invoke sysinstall on a running system to slice/partition/etc a > new drive Yes, I have found it nicer than raw bsdlabel in the past, but I think it should be a standalone tool (diskpart or some such) that manages that and that the installer should use that tool rather than the installer having a disk partitioning sub-personality. -- John Baldwin