[ITP] e2fsprogs, e2fsimage

[Max Bowsher]

Robb, Sam wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>   I am interested in packaging and maintaining e2fsprogs for
> Cygwin.  Version 1.35 pretty much builds OOTB.  My primary
> interest in e2fsprogs is not the utilities themselves, but
> the ext2 libraries that are built as part of the package.
> 
>   These ext2 libraries are a pre-requisite for another package
> that I would like to contribute, e2fsimage.  With the ext2 libs
> from e2fsprogs-1.35 built and installed, e2fsimage also pretty
> much builds OOTB, and is able to create a basic ext2 filesystem
> image based off of a Cygwin directory.
> 
>   I've placed both these packages in the "Devel" category,
> because they are primarily intended for use by folks using
> Cygwin as a host platform for cross-development.
> 
>   If folks would prefer it, I could see about packaging and
> installing e2fsprgs as two seperate components - e2fslibs, and
> e2fsprogs, for example.  e2fslibs could be packaged now,
> e2fsprogs in the future (when I actually have a chance to test
> against a "real" ext2 partition on a Windows box).

+1, and no need to split the package, IMO.

Max.