Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:00:55 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> To: gary.jennejohn@freenet.de Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removal of GEOM_BSD, GEOM_MBR, GEOM_PC98 and GEOM_SUNLABEL Message-ID: <60084D1E-9F64-463A-A8E9-7A237D5C7661@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20090331155542.74d89d64@ernst.jennejohn.org> References: <DED07257-A1C7-4504-9A9E-CAAC2A9737D6@mac.com> <95891.1238477069@critter.freebsd.dk> <20090331133132.1e191836@ernst.jennejohn.org> <gqt3um$f77$3@ger.gmane.org> <20090331155542.74d89d64@ernst.jennejohn.org>
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On Mar 31, 2009, at 6:55 AM, Gary Jennejohn wrote: >>> >>> I have some disks which were partitioned before GEOM or gpart even >>> existed. If this means that I can't use them any more I'll be very >>> ticked off. >> >> No, the question is which GEOM class to use to parse the partition >> table :) >> >> gpart is new, shiny, but with some rough edges (most of which have >> been >> polished by now), GEOM_xxx were the old classes. 8-CURRENT doesn't >> use >> the old classes but they are still there if anyone needs them. >> > > Well, that would be OK then, as long as I can still _use_ the old > classes > after the removal of the various GEOM_XXX options. Why do you want to use the old classes when gpart can be used? BTW: it was my intention to remove the source files along with the options. So you wouldn't be able to use the old classes. FYI, -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com
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