%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Device-mapper The Device-mapper package is an implementation of a minimalistic kernel-space driver that handles volume management, while keeping knowledge of the underlying device layout in user-space. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &Device-mapper-md5sum; Download size: &Device-mapper-size; Estimated disk space required: &Device-mapper-buildsize; Estimated build time: &Device-mapper-time; User Notes: Install Device-mapper by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --enable-pkgconfig && make device-mapper This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install_device-mapper --enable-pkgconfig: This parameter installs pkgconfig support. --enable-dmeventd: This option builds the device-mapper event daemon. --enable-cmdlib: This option builds the shared command library. It is required when building the daemon. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories dmeventd and dmsetup libdevmapper-event.so and libdevmapper.so None Short Descriptions dmsetup is a low level logical volume management tool. dmsetup libdevmapper.so contains the Device-mapper API functions. libdevmapper.so