cvs commit: src/sbin/disklabel Makefile disklabel.5 disklabel.8 disklabel.c pathnames.h

[Scott Long]

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 02:49:31PM -0700, Scott Long wrote:
> > On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> [...]
> > > Perhaps you didn't notice that, but the trimmed part of the patch
> > > also removes the compatibility link from disklabel to bsdlabel.
> > >
> > > The disklabel is not linked to sunlabel since 2003/04/23.
> > >
> >
> > Do not remove the compatibility link.
> >
> No problem -- I can carry this change locally, though nobody tells
> me why would this be a good idea to preserve it.

It's a matter of usability.  'disklabel' has been part of FreeBSD since
day 1, and part of BSD since before I would know.  Getting rid of the
ability to type 'disklabel' at the command prompt would be viewed as
highly gratuitous.

Thanks,

Scott