Re: Libstore && libparted patches.

[Harley D. Eades III]

ams,
This change is need in parted to be able to use paths with parted.
In gnu.c right now it is using store_typed_open which needs a name
like foo:bar.  This changed allows you use such things as /dev/hd2
for example.

Thanks
hde

ams@kemisten.nu (Alfred M. Szmidt) writes:

>    --- /home/hde/PATCHED_parted-1.6.11/libparted/gnu.c        2004-08-13 
> 09:57:20.000000000 -0500
>    +++ /home/hde/parted-1.6.11/libparted/gnu.c        2004-04-24 
> 22:34:00.000000000 -0500
>    @@ -235,16 +235,7 @@
>          arch_specific->consume = 1;
> 
>      retry_open:
>    -  /* Simple test to determine if the user uses a path or TYPE:NAME. */
>    -  if (strchr (path, '/') == NULL)
>    -    {
>    -      err = store_typed_open (dev->path, 0, NULL, &arch_specific->store); 
>    -    }
>    -  else
>    -    {
>    -      err = store_open (dev->path, 0, NULL, &arch_specific->store);
>    -    }
>    -
>    +  err = store_typed_open (dev->path, 0, NULL, &arch_specific->store);
>          if (err) {
>                  error_t rw_err = err;
> 
> Why is this change needed in parted?