On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 11:34:18PM +0200, Lars Helgeland wrote: > > Can you please test one of the daily-sid-builds, which use parted 1.6.24 and > > confirm that this problem is still there, or did go away ? > > I just tried with > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sid_d-i/i386/20050905/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso > and the problem is still there.
Ok, ... > > Also, can you go to console 2 and check if using the parted tool directly > > causes the same problem, or if it is a partman-only bug ? > > Actually, parted itself never calls libparted's > ped_disk_minimize_extended_partition() function, so I don't think > that would prove anything. I think partman should be careful calling > this function until it allows callers to supply their own constraint. > And I think the call in command_partitions() is a bug, regardless. Just wanted to know if this is a partman-only bug or a parted one. but this is not conclusive, it may still be a libparted bug to allow ped_disk_minimize_extended_partition to break the partition table. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
