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- From: Stephen Henson (CSM) <shenson@camborne-school-of-mines.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 4 Mar 93 22:23:05 GMT
- Message-Id: <15254.9303042223@csm.ac.uk>
- To: mint <mint@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu>
- Subject: Minixfs and Friends 0.60
-
- The next few messages contain my pre-alpha version of my latest version of
- minixfs and friends. I haven't released such an early version before so be
- careful. However I have been using 0.60 on my own hard disk for some time
- and it hasn't trashed anything (in fact it managed to recompile the whole
- pl30 library with zero fsck errors).
- The docs are a bit inconsistent but most of the info needed is here
- (somewhere). If in doubt, ask. I've decided to include the pre-alpha fsck(8)
- version 0.0 patchlevel 1. It hasn't got all the bells and whistles I would
- like (yet) but it is superior to all minix format fsck's I've seen so far.
- Minit '-t' now checks for the stoopid lrecno bug; it certainly finds
- it in my software. Someone PLEASE fix it ...
- Since all this is pre-alpha, extreme caution is advisable. Don't use
- this if in doubt. As to distribution ... placing this in a public place and
- putting big messages on Usenet is a BAD idea. If you want to pass it to others
- to help debug it then fine; as long as I don't get 2Mb of mail saying "It
- trashed my hard disk!"
- Oh yes, my version of MiNT is somewhat out of date. My almost
- non-existent net access has seen to that. If there are problems let me know.
- Hopefully I'll get up to date before the final version.
- Bug reports as usual are welcomed ... or should I say compulsory :-)
- Suggestions also welcomed for additions before the final version.
- Have fun ... Steve.
-