[Bug 259467] Re: fdisk version in dapper ppc is too old
mac-fdisk, gnu-fdisk and util-linux fdisk are 3 separate pieces of software. The versions of mac-fdisk currently in Dapper, Gutsy, Hardy and Intrepid are all based on the same upstream source version (which will all return 0.4a2 when you run fdisk -v). You probably see differences in featureset between Dapper/Hardy because you're not running the same fdisk at all (ie, you might be running mac-fdisk in Dapper and gnu-fdisk in Hardy). You can fix this by installing which ever one you want. As I said before, updating something as basic as util-linux to provide a version of fdisk with a slightly higher version number will not happen in a stable release, so I'm closing this bug report. Thanks ** Changed in: mac-fdisk (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Won't Fix -- fdisk version in dapper ppc is too old https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259467 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 259467] Re: fdisk version in dapper ppc is too old
I was debugging a user issue and now the user installed hardy on the machine that had dapper so I can't get more details. What I can say is that hardy ppc now has a GNU fdisk 1.0, what ever that means. And I can confirm that issuing fdisk -v in dapper gives me version 0.4a2 and looking at /usr/sbin fdisk is linked to mac-fdisk What I noticed is that there seems to be three implementations of fdisk: 1. mac-fdisk 2. fdisk (which is what I see in redhat ppc for instance and that matches the version of x86 fdisk) 3. GNU fdisk The version in dapper ppc (mac-fdisk) is missing the -S parameter for example which is useful to get partition size. I can't really help further as I'm also lost on all these fdisk versions and implementations. Feel free to close this bug if you think you also can't/not a priority to solve the puzzle. -- fdisk version in dapper ppc is too old https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259467 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 259467] Re: fdisk version in dapper ppc is too old
Can you confirm whether you are filing this bug against 'fdisk', which is part of 'util-linux' and is at version 2.12r-4ubuntu6.1 in all builds of Dapper (i386, amd64 and PPC), or 'mac-fdisk', which is different to fdisk, and is currently at version 0.1-13 and only available on PPC anyway? ** Changed in: mac-fdisk (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete -- fdisk version in dapper ppc is too old https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259467 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 259467] Re: fdisk version in dapper ppc is too old
Right, I guess it should be in util-linux package. I see that other ppc distro's (just checked rhel4) have a newer version of fdisk so mac-fdisk is not the only fdisk available for ppc arch. So I would like to see, if possible, util-linux use a newer version of fdisk on ppc machine, which probably means, not use mac-fdisk -- fdisk version in dapper ppc is too old https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259467 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 259467] Re: fdisk version in dapper ppc is too old
I don't really understand what you mean. util-linux is at the same version across amd64, i386 and ppc versions of Dapper (currently 2.12r- 4ubuntu6.1 as I already pointed out). util-linux will not just be upgraded from this version to the latest (currently 2.14 in Intrepid), as it is not eligible for a stable release update (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates). The only updates in a stable release will be security fixes and fixes for major/high-impact bugs. What important features does fdisk miss in Dapper? What particular problems do you have with it? The same stable-release update process applies to mac-fdisk too. Incidentally, mac-fdisk is currently at 0.1-13 in Dapper and the newest version in Debian Testing and Intrepid is only 0.1-15. I don't know where you get the version 0.4a2 from - you've lost me completely! -- fdisk version in dapper ppc is too old https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259467 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
