reiserfsprogs-3.6.27

#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2019-02-27

### Chapter 5. File Systems and Disk Management

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# reiserfsprogs-3.6.27

## Introduction to reiserfsprogs

The reiserfsprogs package contains various utilities for use with the Reiser file system.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.4 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jeffm/reiserfsprogs/v3.6.27/reiserfsprogs-3.6.27.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 90c139542725efc6da3a6b1709695395

- Download size: 439 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 13 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/reiser

## Kernel Configuration

Enable the following option in the kernel configuration and recompile the kernel:

    File systems --->
      <*/M> Reiserfs support [CONFIG_REISERFS_FS]

## Installation of reiserfsprogs

Install reiserfsprogs by running the following commands:

    sed -i '/parse_time.h/i #define _GNU_SOURCE' lib/parse_time.c &&
    autoreconf -fiv             &&
    ./configure --prefix=/usr   \
                --sbindir=/sbin &&

    make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install

## Command Explanations

sed ...: Ensure a variable is defined for use with recent include files.

`--sbindir=/sbin`: This switch ensures that the reiserfsprogs utilities are installed in `/sbin`.

## Contents

Installed Programs: debugreiserfs, mkreiserfs, reiserfsck, reiserfstune, and resize_reiserfs
Installed Library: libreiserfscore.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/reiserfs

### Short Descriptions

debugreiserfs | can sometimes help to solve problems with ReiserFS file systems. If it is called without options, it prints the super block of any ReiserFS file system found on the device.
mkreiserfs | creates a ReiserFS file system.
reiserfsck | is used to check or repair a ReiserFS file system.
reiserfstune | is used for tuning the ReiserFS journal. WARNING: Don't use this utility without first reading the man page thoroughly.
resize_reiserfs | is used to resize an unmounted ReiserFS file system.

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