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From: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] libLVM progress?
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:08:58 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070726200858.GL459@agk.fab.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <63576.192.52.57.33.1185480057.squirrel@webmail.wpi.edu>

On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 04:00:57PM -0400, Ken Stein wrote:
> * use a premade LVM interface library.
 
> The last idea came to me when I realized almost everything has a library
> these days, so I looked into it, but all I can find is people saying the
> current/old liblvm should not be used for new development or as a platform
> to base any new liblvm work off of, and people suggesting that a liblvm
> project be started to work with the new LVM systems and export a stable,
> logical public API.  However, I can't find any mention of actual work
> being done on this - if I'm just missing it, a link would be great. 
> Otherwise, is there any work I can base a modern liblvm implementation off
> of, or anyone I can talk to about joining a liblvm project to help out?

Work has begun.

The first step is to achieve proper separation of the 'tools' and 'lib'
directories - so the 'tools' directory will only use the new library
interface.   If you watch the lvm-devel list you'll see a number of
patches going into the tree and the new interface evolving.  Feel free
to help out on the lvm-devel mailing list.
 
Alasdair
-- 
agk@redhat.com

  reply	other threads:[~2007-07-26 20:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-07-26 20:00 [linux-lvm] libLVM progress? Ken Stein
2007-07-26 20:08 ` Alasdair G Kergon [this message]
2007-07-26 20:09 ` Bryn M. Reeves
2007-07-30 14:40   ` Ken Stein

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