Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:04:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:04:14 -0500 Received: from pirx.hexapodia.org ([208.42.114.113]:54415 "HELO pirx.hexapodia.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:04:14 -0500 Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:14:28 -0600 From: Andy Isaacson To: Diksha B Bhoomi Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Writing new filesystem Message-ID: <20030225111428.A1666@hexapodia.org> References: <20030225083631.17493.qmail@webmail17.rediffmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20030225083631.17493.qmail@webmail17.rediffmail.com>; from dikshabhoomi@rediffmail.com on Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 08:36:31AM -0000 X-PGP-Fingerprint: 48 01 21 E2 D4 E4 68 D1 B8 DF 39 B2 AF A3 16 B9 X-PGP-Key-URL: http://web.hexapodia.org/~adi/pgp.txt X-Domestic-Surveillance: money launder bomb tax evasion Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 877 Lines: 21 On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 08:36:31AM -0000, Diksha B Bhoomi wrote: > I am interested in writing a new filesystems. For that purpose I > took thr src from msdos and tried to do the compiling. The [snip] > new kernel but here again it does not take into account the new ly > added dir. I then followed to make dep. In this it goes to myfs > dir but no compiletion happens. It creates two files myfs.ver and [snip] Look at fs/Makefile, search for "ext2", and add your new fs directory in the appropriate spots. I would recommend using ext2 or something, rather than msdosfs, as your template. The DOS filesystem is crufty. -andy - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/