source: postlfs/filesystems/reiser.xml@ 60e8d690

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY reiser-download-http "&kernel-dl;/linux/kernel/people/jeffm/reiserfsprogs/v&reiser-version;/reiserfsprogs-&reiser-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY reiser-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY reiser-md5sum        "90c139542725efc6da3a6b1709695395">
  <!ENTITY reiser-size          "439 KB">
  <!ENTITY reiser-buildsize     "13 MB">
  <!ENTITY reiser-time          "0.2 SBU">
]>

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


  <title>reiserfsprogs-&reiser-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="reiserfs">
    <primary sortas="a-reiserfs">reiserfsprogs</primary>
  </indexterm>

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

    <para>
      The <application>reiserfsprogs</application> package contains various
      utilities for use with the Reiser file system.
    </para>

    &lfs113_checked;

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

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

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="kernel" id='reiserfs-kernel'>
    <title>Kernel Configuration</title>

    <para>
      Enable the following option in the kernel configuration
      and recompile the kernel:
    </para>

<screen><literal>File systems ---&gt;
  &lt;*/M&gt; Reiserfs support [CONFIG_REISERFS_FS]</literal></screen>

    <indexterm zone="reiserfs reiserfs-kernel">
      <primary sortas="d-reiseerfs">Reiserfs Programs</primary>
    </indexterm>

  </sect2>

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

    <para>
      Install <application>reiserfsprogs</application> by running the following
      commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>sed -i '/parse_time.h/i #define _GNU_SOURCE' lib/parse_time.c &amp;&amp;
autoreconf -fiv           &amp;&amp;

./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This package does not come with a test suite.
    </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>sed ...</command>: Ensure a variable is defined for use
      with recent include files.
    </para>

    <!-- FIXME: Not needed with merged-/usr setup anymore.
    <para>
      <parameter>- -sbindir=/sbin</parameter>: This switch ensures that the
      <application>reiserfsprogs</application> utilities are installed in
      <filename class="directory">/sbin</filename>.
    </para>
    -->

  </sect2>

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

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>debugreiserfs, mkreiserfs, reiserfsck, reiserfstune, and
        resize_reiserfs</seg>
        <seg>libreiserfscore.so</seg>
        <seg>/usr/include/reiserfs</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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

      <varlistentry id="debugreiserfs">
        <term><command>debugreiserfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            can sometimes help to solve problems with
            <application>ReiserFS</application> file systems. If it is called
            without options, it prints the super block of any
            <application>ReiserFS</application> file
            system found on the device
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs debugreiserfs">
            <primary sortas="b-debugreiserfs">debugreiserfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="mkreiserfs">
        <term><command>mkreiserfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            creates a <application>ReiserFS</application> file system
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs mkreiserfs">
            <primary sortas="b-mkreiserfs">mkreiserfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="reiserfsck">
        <term><command>reiserfsck</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is used to check or repair a
            <application>ReiserFS</application> file system
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs reiserfsck">
            <primary sortas="b-reiserfsck">reiserfsck</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="reiserfstune">
        <term><command>reiserfstune</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is used for tuning the <application>ReiserFS</application>
            journal. <emphasis>WARNING</emphasis>: Don't use this utility
            without first reading the man page thoroughly
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs reiserfstune">
            <primary sortas="b-reiserfstune">reiserfstune</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="resize_reiserfs">
        <term><command>resize_reiserfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is used to resize an unmounted
            <application>ReiserFS</application> file system
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs resize_reiserfs">
            <primary sortas="b-resize_reiserfs">resize_reiserfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>