Re: [Bug-ddrescue] [PATCH] Add proper device size and name detection on Haiku

[François Revol]

Hello Antonio,

On 04/11/2014 02:06, Antonio Diaz Diaz wrote:
>> Attached implements Haiku device size and name detection.
> 
> Thank you for the patch, but I'm afraid it does not fit in the ddrescue
> philosophy.
> 
> Ddrescue needs a proper POSIX system to work. The 'linux.h' non-portable
> extensions are there to provide functionality beyond what POSIX
> provides, not to work around limitations in POSIX implementations.

I pondered implementing it in Haiku, but what I've read in POSIX was at
the minimum very evasive about block devices.

I wonder what Hurd does :D

I'll add it as it seems quite straightforward and others agreed, and
I'll resend a patch for the device name.

At least you don't mix up "proper POSIX" with "Linux because we don't
care about others" (then don't even check for linux-only calls), but
still there are many other OSes out there which don't support all of POSIX.

François.