Re: HFS / HFS+ implementation in GNU Parted

[K . G .]

> >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, 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.
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.


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Guillaume Knispel