FYI - Re: Can someone add-enable 'fstransform' source code to cater for 'reiser4' filesystems please.

[<doiggl@velocitynet.com.au>]

Hello,
Can anyone assist See following reply ?
--Glenn
Fyi,


On Tue, 20 Jun 2017 23:48:51 +0200, Massimiliano Ghilardi
<massimiliano.ghilardi@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Glenn,
> 
> reiser4 file system support is currently disabled in fstransform because
> every time I tried to run some conversions from/to reiser4 (2+ years
ago),
> they did not work reliably.
> 
> If you want to try yourself, you can add the option
> '--force-untested-file-systems' to fstransform command line... but be
> prepared to lose all the data on the file system you convert!
> 
> In order to actually 'fix' reiser4 support in fstransform, the work to
do
> is quite different: run a lot of conversions from/to reiser4, and
> analyze/troubleshoot the failed ones. I don't expect to have tome for
this
> anytime soon, sorry...
> 
> Max
> On Jun 20, 2017 3:22 PM, <doiggl@xxx wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> Can someone add-enable 'fstransform' source code to cater for 'reiser4'
>> filesystems please.
>>
>> these file systems done already[1].
>>
>> source:
>> fstransform-0.9.3-src.tar.bz2
>> https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/filesystems/fstransform
>>
>> I  can copy source and arrange a build  from revised source code if
>> needed.
>>
>>
spec:https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/filesystems/fstransform/
>> fstransform.spec?expand=1
>>
>> example build
>> log:https://build.opensuse.org/build/filesystems/
>> openSUSE_Leap_42.2/x86_64/fstransform/_log
>>
>>
>> - If someone can add 'reiser4 file' system to fstransform utility.
>> I can get that that Compiled at https://build.opensuse.org/
>> It would prove very useful.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --Glenn
>>
>> [1]
>> #
>> # fstransform  --list-source-file-systems
>> minix
>> ext2
>> ext3
>> ext4
>> reiserfs
>> jfs
>> xfs
>>
>> # fstransform  --list-target-file-systems
>> minix
>> ext2
>> ext3
>> ext4
>> reiserfs
>> jfs
>> xfs
>>
>> # /usr/sbin/fstransform --help
>> Usage: /usr/sbin/fstransform [OPTION]... DEVICE NEW-FILE-SYSTEM-TYPE
>> Transform file system inside DEVICE to NEW-FILE-SYSTEM-TYPE,
>> preserving its contents and without need for backup
>>
>> Options:
>>   --help                        Print this help and exit
>>   --new-size=SIZE               Set new file system length. default:
>> device length
>>   --old-file-system=OLD-TYPE    Override current (old) file system type
>> autodetection
>>   --force-untested-file-systems Transform also untested file systems
>> (DANGEROUS)
>>   --list-source-file-systems    Print list of file systems supported as
>> source
>>   --list-target-file-systems    Print list of file systems supported as
>> target
>>   --reversible[=yes|no]   Create zero-file, fsremap will do a
reversible
>> transformation
>>                                 default: no
>>   --no-questions          Never ask any question or confirmation
>>   --show-time[=yes|=no]   Show current time before each message.
default:
>> yes
>>   --loop-file=LOOP-FILE   Override loop-file path
>>   --loop-mount-point=PATH Override loop-file mount point
>>   --zero-file=ZERO-FILE   Override zero-file path
>>   --cmd-CMD-NAME=CMD-PATH Set external command CMD-NAME to use.
default:
>> autodetected
>>   --opts-fsmove=OPTS      Pass OPTS as additional options to 'fsmove'
>>   --opts-fsremap=OPTS     Pass OPTS as additional options to 'fsremap'
>>   --opts-mkfs=OPTS        Pass OPTS as options to 'mkfs'. default: '-q'
>>   --opts-fsck-source=OPTS Override 'fsck' options for old file system.
>> default: '-p -f'
>>   --opts-fsck-target=OPTS Override 'fsck' options for new file system.
>> default: '-p -f'
>>   --x-OPTION=VALUE        Set internal, undocumented option. For
>> maintainers only.
>>
>>
>>
>>