[Libguestfs] [PATCH v2] NEW API: add blkid command to print the attributes of the device

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Sun, Dec 04, 2011 at 07:45:07PM +0800, Wanlong Gao wrote:
> So, for the future of *libguestfs*, can we add something to separate
> these disto?  For example we can remove the features like *-p* from
> RHEL5 but add it to RHEL6 or some fedora distos?

I agree.  To do this we need to detect at runtime if the -p and/or -i
options are supported, and add them as appropriate.  See for example:

http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=blob;f=daemon/parted.c;h=0d229484276d677e9ccc27e89bda5004d09c4631;hb=HEAD#l278
http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=blob;f=daemon/swap.c;h=51dbbe483f6748ae0508a622d5998d6b38d6ff87;hb=HEAD#l36

Rich.

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