* Heads up
@ 2015-04-29 14:18 Gary Thomas
2015-04-29 14:46 ` Robert P. J. Day
2015-04-30 7:45 ` Khem Raj
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From: Gary Thomas @ 2015-04-29 14:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Yocto Project
This is just a note that the recent upgrade of util-linux
to version 2.26.1 (from 2.25.2) was much more major than
the version change implies. The 'sfdisk' tool changed a
lot and will no longer be compatible with many scripts out
there that still use it.
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* Re: Heads up
2015-04-29 14:18 Heads up Gary Thomas
@ 2015-04-29 14:46 ` Robert P. J. Day
2015-04-30 7:45 ` Khem Raj
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From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2015-04-29 14:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Gary Thomas; +Cc: Yocto Project
On Wed, 29 Apr 2015, Gary Thomas wrote:
> This is just a note that the recent upgrade of util-linux
> to version 2.26.1 (from 2.25.2) was much more major than
> the version change implies. The 'sfdisk' tool changed a
> lot and will no longer be compatible with many scripts out
> there that still use it.
i remember mentioning this on the beagleboard ML back in january:
https://www.mail-archive.com/beagleboard@googlegroups.com/msg23943.html
rday
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread* Re: Heads up
2015-04-29 14:18 Heads up Gary Thomas
2015-04-29 14:46 ` Robert P. J. Day
@ 2015-04-30 7:45 ` Khem Raj
2015-04-30 12:30 ` Gary Thomas
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From: Khem Raj @ 2015-04-30 7:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Gary Thomas; +Cc: Yocto Project
On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 7:18 AM, Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com> wrote:
> This is just a note that the recent upgrade of util-linux
> to version 2.26.1 (from 2.25.2) was much more major than
> the version change implies. The 'sfdisk' tool changed a
> lot and will no longer be compatible with many scripts out
> there that still use it.
Can we document the needed differences and info for users ?
may be it will handy in release notes too eventually when release time comes
>
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> MLB Associates | Embedded world
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* Re: Heads up
2015-04-30 7:45 ` Khem Raj
@ 2015-04-30 12:30 ` Gary Thomas
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From: Gary Thomas @ 2015-04-30 12:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: yocto
On 2015-04-30 01:45, Khem Raj wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 7:18 AM, Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com> wrote:
>> This is just a note that the recent upgrade of util-linux
>> to version 2.26.1 (from 2.25.2) was much more major than
>> the version change implies. The 'sfdisk' tool changed a
>> lot and will no longer be compatible with many scripts out
>> there that still use it.
>
> Can we document the needed differences and info for users ?
> may be it will handy in release notes too eventually when release time comes
>
From the 2.26 release notes:
This version provides a completely new sfdisk(8) command; the new version is
based on libfdisk. If your use cases depend on sfdisk(8), then it is strongly
recommended to be careful and re-test your scripts. The new version supports
MBR and GPT disk labels (SGI and SUN are also supported but not well tested).
The new version no longer supports some obscure MBR-specific command-line
options nor legacy CHS addressing.
What this means is that any script (there are a ton of them out there)
that tries to create a label for a disk device using Cylinder-Head-Sectors
style will have to be rewritten as the new sfdisk only does sector unit
addressing.
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Gary Thomas | Consulting for the
MLB Associates | Embedded world
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