Re: [ITP] util-linux

["Yaakov S (Cygwin Ports)" <yselkowitz at users dot sourceforge dot net>]

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Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> blockdev?  I have some doubts...

The --getsize command works, but that's about it.  I guess I'll remove it.

> What do you do with fsck backends w/o fsck and w/o OS support?

AFAIK fsck is just a frontend.  I tested mkfs.minix and fsck.minix, and
they appear to be working.

> mkswap works under Windows?

AFAICS.

> How did you link sln statically?

'gcc -static'?  :-)  Of course, it still requires cygwin1.dll, but is
statically linked against libintl.  I guess it's not a pressing need,
but it does work.

> Since clear is available in ncurses, we shouldn't add another one,
> even if it's a script.
> cytune?  Hmm.
> flock won't work w/o advisory locks.
> ipcrm and ipcs are part of the cygwin package and I'd rather keep them
> there.
> logger is part of inetutils and I'd like to keep it there.

OK.


Yaakov
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