From owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 22 18:46:49 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F16B16A401; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:46:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xcllnt@mac.com) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2579813C457; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:46:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xcllnt@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin02-en2 [10.13.10.147]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/smtpout02/MantshX 4.0) with ESMTP id l3MIkkkL017665; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:46:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.5.252] (209-128-86-226.bayarea.net [209.128.86.226]) (authenticated bits=0) by mac.com (Xserve/smtpin02/MantshX 4.0) with ESMTP id l3MIkf2l029490 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:46:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <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> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Marcel Moolenaar Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:45:39 -0700 To: Ivan Voras X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-Brightmail-scanned: yes Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GPT as default? X-BeenThere: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GEOM-specific discussions and implementations List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:46:49 -0000 On Apr 22, 2007, at 10:14 AM, Ivan Voras wrote: >> I've thought about that too, but again it's not a priority. It takes >> me long enough as it is to adopt the new world order that other >> features have to wait :-) > > Ok. Are you interested in finishing the remaining bits for GPT soon- > ish? :) 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. 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. 4. It should be usable by non-root (read-only operation and working on files owned by user as per point 3) -> suid Points 2 and 3 are important for our release process. -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com