From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:58:24 +0200 From: "Heinz J . Mauelshagen" Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Writing forward compatible applications using /proc Message-ID: <20010815105824.C29693@sistina.com> References: <20010811235718.A20414@linux.com> <20010812200701.A657@btconnect.com> <20010814150418.E6463@mail.wave.co.nz> <20010814091401.A322@btconnect.com> <20010814195022.C22309@vestdata.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In-Reply-To: <20010814195022.C22309@vestdata.no>; from lvm@ragnark.vestdata.no on Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 07:50:23PM +0200 Sender: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Errors-To: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Reply-To: linux-lvm@sistina.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: linux-lvm@sistina.com On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 07:50:23PM +0200, Ragnar Kj=EF=BF=BDrstad wrote: > On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 09:14:02AM +0100, Joe Thornber wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 03:04:18PM +1200, Mark van Walraven wrote: > > > On Sun, Aug 12, 2001 at 08:07:02PM +0100, Joe Thornber wrote: > > > > I would much rather see people wrapping the tools than using liblvm= , in fact > > > > liblvm will probably disappear in the future. > > >=20 > > > I think it is a bad idea to eliminte liblvm. Shared libraries are mu= ch > > > easier use to use from programs. For example, it is much easier in a= perl > > > script to use zlib than to run gzip as a subprocess in a bulletproof = way. > >=20 > > I'm just worried about the interface to liblvm changing and breaking > > tools. Let's wait a bit to see where experimental goes, and then see > > how much the library had to change. >=20 > I don't understand why the library interface would need to change more of= ten than the command > line interface? Because we will change the ioctl interface to the kernel to be a lot simpler and the library will reflect this. The CLI will stay stable though. >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Ragnar > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html --=20 Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-