[Libguestfs] Error with part-add with bsd partition

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 07:35:59PM +0400, Nikita A Menkovich wrote:
> Hello,I receive strange error
> 
> ><fs> part-init /dev/vda bsd
> ><fs> part-add /dev/vda primary 64 -1
> libguestfs: error: part_add: do_part_add: parted: /dev/vda: parted:
> invalid token: primary
> Error: Expecting a file system type.

Yes, this is basically a bug.  A bug in parted in fact, but one which
we shouldn't be exposing through the API.  If you have a look here
it'll become more clear:

http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=blob;f=daemon/parted.c;h=068384ef51b5265fcbed892349e1729ab2da94db;hb=HEAD#l117

(particularly the comment at line 149).

We intend to write a partition handling library which is not insane
(ie. unlike parted/libparted).  Unfortunately we haven't got around to
it yet :-(

Please file a bug in Bugzilla or send a patch if you can see an easy
fix.

Rich.

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