Re: HFS / HFS+ implementation in GNU Parted

[Yury Umanets]

K.G. wrote:

> > > Here is the first experimental HFS resize support for GNU Parted (and still 
> > > HFS+ detection) :
> > > http://xilun666.free.fr/parted-1.6.5-hfs.patch
> > >
> > > This need code cleanup and lots of ASSERT to make it really usable, but it 
> > > seems to work.
> > > Right now you should do 2 resize command to make it works properly.
> > > Don't forget to save your data if you are crazy (courageous ?) enough to try it.
> > > I continue working on it.
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > Oh, its realy cool! What about to implement it as libhfs and let parted 
> > link aginst it? It would be reasonable.
> >
> > --
> > Yury Umanets 
> > We're flying high, we're watching the world passes by...
> >    
>
> I didn't know neither libhfs nor libhfs+ when i started this code, 
I don't know such libs too. That is why I said you should implement 
libhfs which may be used by anybody. Not only the parted.

> so I will continue to both integrate it into and write HFS+ support for GNU 
> Parted, because my code use different schemes than theses two libraries, and 
> switching to the (maybe better for long run support) separated library and 
> wrapper approach would take more time than I have.
Okay, probably one will have more time on day than you have.

> Anyway implementation in libhfs(+) could be quite fast for someone who has some 
> previous knowledge of these libraries : all you have to do is to relocate every 
> extents to send free space at the end of the volume and change block number in 
> Master Directory Block / Volume Header.
Probably you have not comprehend me. I talking about not only resize 
support, but rather about implementing all functions parted need them.

> ---
> Guillaume Knispel
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Yury Umanets 
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