source: postlfs/filesystems/gptfdisk.xml@ a740c95

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY gptfdisk-download-http "&sourceforge-dl;/gptfdisk/gptfdisk-&gptfdisk-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY gptfdisk-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY gptfdisk-md5sum        "74684c4eb0e6d5a1839e4bb0bba36fa2">
  <!ENTITY gptfdisk-size          "208 KB">
  <!ENTITY gptfdisk-buildsize     "2.5 MB">
  <!ENTITY gptfdisk-time          "less than 0.1 SBU (0.2 SBU for tests)">
]>

<sect1 id="gptfdisk" xreflabel="gptfdisk-&gptfdisk-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="gptfdisk.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>gptfdisk-&gptfdisk-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="gptfdisk">
    <primary sortas="a-gptfdisk">gptfdisk</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to gptfdisk</title>

    <para>
      The <application>gptfdisk</application> package is a set of programs for
      creation and maintenance of GUID Partition Table (GPT) disk drives.  A
      GPT partitioned disk is required for drives greater than 2 TB and is a
      modern replacement for legacy PC-BIOS partitioned disk drives that use a
      Master Boot Record (MBR).  The main program, <command>gdisk</command>,
      has an inteface similar to the classic <command>fdisk</command> program.
    </para>

    &lfs101_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gptfdisk-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gptfdisk-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &gptfdisk-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &gptfdisk-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &gptfdisk-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &gptfdisk-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Recommended patch: <ulink url=
            "&patch-root;/gptfdisk-&gptfdisk-version;-convenience-1.patch"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">gptfdisk Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="popt"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="icu"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
      User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/gptdisk"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of gptfdisk</title>

    <para>
      The <application>gptfdisk</application> package comes with a
      rudimentary <filename>Makefile</filename>.  First we update it
      to provide a simple build and install interface and fix the 
      location of a header file.
      Install <application>gptfdisk</application> by running the following
      commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gptfdisk-&gptfdisk-version;-convenience-1.patch &amp;&amp;
sed -i 's|ncursesw/||' gptcurses.cc &amp;&amp;
sed -i 's|sbin|usr/sbin|' Makefile &amp;&amp;

make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      To test the results, issue: <command>make test</command>.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para>
      <command>patch -Np1 ...</command>: This patch modifies the
      <filename>Makefile</filename> file so that it provides an
      <quote>install</quote> target.
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          cgdisk, gdisk, fixparts, and sgdisk
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="cgdisk">
        <term><command>cgdisk</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is an ncurses-based tool for manipulating GPT partitions
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="gptfdisk cgdisk">
            <primary sortas="b-cgdisk">cgdisk</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="gdisk">
        <term><command>gdisk</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is an interactive text-mode tool for manipulating GPT partitions
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="gptfdisk gdisk">
            <primary sortas="b-gdisk">gdisk</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="fixparts">
        <term><command>fixparts</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            repairs mis-formatted MBR based disk partitions
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="gptfdisk fixparts">
            <primary sortas="b-fixparts">fixparts</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="sgdisk">
        <term><command>sgdisk</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a partition manipulation program for
            GPT partitions similar to <command>sfdisk</command>
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="gptfdisk sgdisk">
            <primary sortas="b-sgdisk">sgdisk</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>
  </sect2>

</sect1>