reiserfsprogs-3.6.21

Introduction to reiserfsprogs

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

This package is known to build using an LFS 7.2 platform but has not been tested.

Download (FTP): ftp://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/svn/r/reiserfsprogs-3.6.21.tar.bz2
Download MD5 sum: 0639cefac8f8150536cfa7531c2aa2d2
Download size: 320 KB
Estimated disk space required: 9.3 MB
Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU

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

File Systems:
  Reiserfs support: M or Y

Install reiserfsprogs by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user:

make install &&
ln -sf reiserfsck /sbin/fsck.reiserfs &&
ln -sf mkreiserfs /sbin/mkfs.reiserfs

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

Installed Programs: debugreiserfs, mkreiserfs, reiserfsck, reiserfstune, and resize_reiserfs

Installed Libraries: None

Installed Directories: None

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.

Last updated on 2012-10-26 10:58:44 +0000