Re: bin/43454: gpt(8) and disklabel(8) conflict with each other

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Subject: Re: bin/43454: gpt(8) and disklabel(8) conflict with each other
From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:00:56 +0200

On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 08:05:00AM +0000, gregoire.sutre%gmail.com@localhost 
wrote:
> On a gpt-partitioned disk, running disklabel -e -I silently destroys the GPT
> header.
> 
> Conversely, on a BSD-labeled disk (with a BSD label for the whole disk, i.e.
> no DOS partition table in the MBR), running gpt create silently create 
> destroys
> the BSD disklabel.

Yes - but what is the bug in this behaviour? You want a warning prompt?

Martin

References:
- bin/43454: gpt(8) and disklabel(8) conflict with each other
  - From: gregoire . sutre

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