[vox-tech] [clausen@gnu.org: Re: quick question about ext2/3 resizing]

[Peter Jay Salzman]

the author of parted is working on lifting the "start block" restriction
on ext2/ext3 resizing in parted.

he's also working on "convertfs" -- converting a partition from one
filesystem to another filesystem non-destructively.

there is COOL stuff afoot.

pete


----- Forwarded message from Andrew Clausen <clausen@gnu.org> -----

To: Peter Jay Salzman <p@dirac.org>
Cc: parted@gnu.org
Subject: Re: quick question about ext2/3 resizing

On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 01:30:19PM -0700, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> ai, chihuahua.  i didn't know "which direction" i should go in trying
> out a new version of progsreiserfs -- upgrade or downgrade.   i wasn't
> sure whether i had to hit "the right version" or "a range of right
> versions" if you get my drift.

Good point... the error message should make that clear.  Thanks.

> convertfs would be a very welcome program!  almost as welcome as lifting
> that parted constraint.   ;-)

It already exists... but it's not particular safe/user friendly.
(It's more a "proof-of-concept").

Cheers,
Andrew


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