Re: JFS functionality for Parted status

[Andrew Clausen]

On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 12:19:54PM -0400, Pradeep Padala wrote:
> Hi,
>    As I indicated on both the mailing lists a month ago, I was working
> on adding jfs functionality to Parted.

Cool :)

> My initial aim was to add
> resizing. As it turned out, there are some issues like putting it in
> the file system code, rather than in a lib need to be resolved.

Huh?  I would much prefer you used "a lib that needs to be resolved".
JFS does have a lib, but unfortunately, mkfs, etc. aren't in it.

Anyway, look at the way reiserfs support is implemented in Parted...
that's how I'd prefer jfs support happens too.

>    This is the lingo used by parted. I am presently working on copy
> and resize. I have final exams coming up next week so I stop here and
> will continue working in summer. 
>    I will follow up on the resize issues very soon. 
>    Presently the code is a mess. I will clean up and send the proper
> patches in summer.

Cool :)

Andrew