Re: Removal of GEOM_BSD, GEOM_MBR, GEOM_PC98 and GEOM_SUNLABEL

From: Olivier SMEDTS <olivier_at_gid0.org>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:56:08 +0200
2009/4/1 Gary Jennejohn <gary.jennejohn_at_freenet.de>:
> On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:00:55 -0700
> Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt_at_mac.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>
> Because the disks were already labeled long ago and I do not want
> to risk blowing them away by relabeling them?

You won't have to relabel them.

> I must admit that I'm not sure whether that would really be a problem
> since I haven't wanted to risk trying it with gpart.  They may just
> still work.
>
> At the moment I see complaints about geometry and rawoffset.  As long
> as the complaints remain complaints and everything still works then I
> won't care about the change.
>
>> 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.
>>
>
> Hmm.
>
> ---
> Gary Jennejohn
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