12871 – /sbin/mkfs.ext3 needs to be a symlink to /sbin/mkfs.ext2

Bug 12871 - /sbin/mkfs.ext3 needs to be a symlink to /sbin/mkfs.ext2

Summary: /sbin/mkfs.ext3 needs to be a symlink to /sbin/mkfs.ext2

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Brandon Low (RETIRED)

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Description Jared H. Hudson (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-12-28 20:30:27 UTC

If mkfs.ext3 does not exist then mkfs -t ext3 /dev/foo does not work. e2fstools
already sets a symlink of /sbin/fsck.ext3 to /sbin/e2fsck

Comment 1 Brandon Low (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-12-31 13:38:38 UTC

done in -r2, will be on rsync soon.