From: Kay Sievers Subject: Re: [PATCH] configure.in: add --disable-libuuid option (Was: libuuid (Re: blkid: util-linux-ng vs. e2fsprogs)) Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:27:36 +0200 Message-ID: References: <200905311113.23004.arvidjaar@mail.ru> <20090601124857.GF31943@mit.edu> <20090603085140.GA4060@nb.net.home> <1244021945.4120.4.camel@quest> <1245159374.4225.7.camel@quest> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: Karel Zak , Theodore Tso , Andrey Borzenkov , util-linux-ng-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-ext4-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Scott James Remnant Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1245159374.4225.7.camel@quest> Sender: util-linux-ng-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-ext4.vger.kernel.org Hey Ted, it would be great, if you could add that, and put it into a release. The current packaging is a dependency hell, and it would be much easier if util-linux-ng can just provide all the needed stuff for libblkid, instead of the circular dependencies we have to work around now. Thanks, Kay On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 15:36, Scott James Remnant= wrote: > Hi Ted, any good? > > On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 10:39 +0100, Scott James Remnant wrote: >> On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 10:51 +0200, Karel Zak wrote: >> >> > On Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 08:48:57AM -0400, Theodore Tso wrote: >> > > It is supposed to be safe to replace the built-in libblkid in >> > > e2fsprogs with the one in util-linux-ng. =C2=A0There may be bugs= , but if >> > > there are report them, and we'll work to get them fixed. =C2=A0I= 'll try to >> > > keep the bug fixes in e2fsprogs and util-linux-ng roughly synchr= onized >> > > for at least a while, since it takes a while for distributions t= o make >> > > the switch. =C2=A0So a brusque, "drop libblkid, who cares if we = screw over >> > > distro's that haven't yet moved to util-linux-ng" is not in the = cards, >> > > no. =C2=A0In terms of formal plan, probably in a year or so. =C2= =A0I'm believer >> > > in long compatibility windows. >> > >> > =C2=A0Yes, this is our plan. >> > >> > =C2=A0This reminds me... >> > >> > =C2=A0The next step is to move libuuid from e2fsprogs to util-linu= x-ng. >> > =C2=A0Currently, this library is widely used by many packages (Fed= ora-11): >> > >> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0$ repoquery --qf=3D"%{NAME}" --whatrequires libuuid* = | sort -u | wc -l >> > =C2=A0 =C2=A074 >> > >> > =C2=A0The util-linux-ng code is already prepared for this change a= nd the >> > =C2=A0library has been merged into git tree. >> > >> > =C2=A0It would be nice to add the --disable-uuid option to e2fspro= gs. If I >> > =C2=A0good remember Scott has a patch for this change. Scott? >> > >> Right ;) >> >> attached >> >> Scott > -- > Scott James Remnant > scott-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux-ng= " in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html