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From: Szakacsits S. <sz...@si...> - 2003-04-08 21:56:24
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On Tue, 8 Apr 2003, Ian Jackson wrote: > someone comes up with other uses. ext3image anyone?) There is e2image in e2fsprogs, I don't know if it works with ext3 or not. Probably. > * GNU tar's sparse file extensions - support 33-bit filesizes 33? I've never noticed large file support wouldn't work ... > * partimage's image format - contains compression, CRCs, etc., > which I think this is the wrong layer for, and which add > complexity. (Also, I'm not 100% convinced of the quality of some > of the partimage work.) I only checked the ntfs part and I wouldn't trust it at all. > So, please comment on my format, which is described below. What form First I should convince myself a new format make sense. I can see several drawbacks: more code, image can't be used with standard tools, at least two steps is needed to get a real image, etc but can't really see benefits. Szaka |
