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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Portnoy" <avenj@gentoo.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Replacing fdisk with cfdisk in

> This has come up in the past; the verdict has always been that cfdisk
> lacks a few essential features and creates messier partition tables.
> Additionally, our fdisk instructions are verbose and informative enough
> that even total newbies have been able to figure it out (and probably
> learned something useful in the process).

I don't think it necessarily creates messier partition tables - it is just
much more sensitive to poorly created /messy partition tables - you might be
in the process of trying to fix a foobar'd table and cfdisk will shudder,
twitch, and die - fdisk will chug along merrily and let you do what you
wish.

The real issue is features - fdisk is not that much less "user friendly"
than cfdisk, and why include two partition programs when one is enough and
does the job? If someone wants it - let them emerge it.. ;-)

Matt



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