Re: [MiNT] minix tools in 1-17-0 (was: Re: Easymint filesystem checks)

[Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.co.uk>]

On Sun, 2011-01-16 at 10:52 +1100, Paul Wratt wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.co.uk> wrote:
> >> what other FSCK binaries do we have (for specific FS)
> >>
> >> I know there are tools for minix FS, but does it contain a FSCK tool?
> >> (cant check my easymint setup atm, which does have minix tools)
> >>
> >> What other FS are also used?
> >
> > There is a dos.fsck and minix.fsck at the very least. If I remember
> > correctly the dos.fsck is in a dos package, but the minix tools are
> > stored currently in the freemint CVS.
> >
> > Alan.
> >
> The minix tools are not in the official 1-17-0 release download, can
> they be included in the next binary release?

No. :-)

Basically, userland tools will be released separately. They shouldn't be
included with the kernel itself.

I intend to strip the tools/ from the kernel build and put them in their
own repository, so they can be released independently from the kernel.

Alan.