Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 07:44:22 +0100 From: Alex Dupre <ale@FreeBSD.org> To: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Removing fdisk and bsdlabel (legacy partition tools) Message-ID: <aaffa632-23df-d634-05b6-ec553e07fa98@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAPyFy2CK0Vq8U6J-H4XU3pNA33-uKAxUoNOAbM9SdSFa0Bcqkg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPyFy2CK0Vq8U6J-H4XU3pNA33-uKAxUoNOAbM9SdSFa0Bcqkg@mail.gmail.com>
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Ed Maste wrote: > I would like to disconnect these from the build, and subsequently > remove them. I'm in favour of this change. Having different tools (some modern and updated, others deprecated and limited) in base to do the same task can confuse the users. If possible move them to ports for people still using them, with a clear deprecation warning. --=20 Alex Dupre
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