From owner-freebsd-bugs Mon Nov 23 09:29:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA09363 for freebsd-bugs-outgoing; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:29:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ctcdist.com. ([199.3.192.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA09358 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:29:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from placej@ctcdist.com) Received: (from placej@localhost) by ctcdist.com. (8.8.8/8.8.7) id MAA15408; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:27:04 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from placej) Message-ID: <19981123122703.A15398@ctcdist.com> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:27:03 -0500 From: "John C. Place" To: Robert Nordier , Poul-Henning Kamp Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/8809: fdisk calls QNX-4 partitions unknown Reply-To: "John C. Place" References: <5148.911810403@critter.freebsd.dk> <199811230931.LAA12756@ceia.nordier.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <199811230931.LAA12756@ceia.nordier.com>; from Robert Nordier on Mon, Nov 23, 1998 at 11:31:33AM +0200 Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Nov 23, 1998 at 11:31:33AM +0200, Robert Nordier wrote: > Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > > Isn't it about time this table moved into /usr/share/misc/fdisk.types and > > fdisk could read it from there ? > I had no idea that this was perfered, sory about that. I did not the stuff in the /usr/share tree was used for lowlevel stuff. > I was just about to suggest something similar. And if fdisk.types is > not found, it can just default to "non-FreeBSD disk", which is about > all the Microsoft version does. > As long at it still works without the file I guess I agree. But it could be a little confusing to users that are running it and don't know the various partition id's like from a floppy. whatever the decision, If you are looking for a volenteer I think I can handle it. L8er John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message