Re: [ros-dev] scope?

[Imre Leber]

Well, the reason I ask is that i am also maintaining a defrag utility.

It currently does FAT12, FAT16, FAT32. But it would most likely not be so difficult to
change it so that it can use the reactos calls for manipulating the file system. So it
also works with NTFS.

It has a lot more functionality then is available in windows defrag. Like sorting
directories, which I think is not possible in windows. And 5 methods of defragmenting
drives.

A new interface should also be easy to add. There have always been two interfaces. So the
all the file system manipulation code is completely seperate.

The defragmentation code already works in windows xp, on image files, because that is how
i debug it with visual C++ 7.1.

So, you can tell me wether this would be of interest to reactos.

Imre

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Imre Leber [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:24 AM
> To: ros-dev(a)reactos.org
> Subject: [ros-dev] scope?
>
> What is actually the scope of the reactos project?
>
> Just being able to run windows drivers and apps, or "everything that was on the
> CD" (like FreeDOS)?
>
> Imre
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[James Tabor]

Imre Leber wrote:
>   Well, the reason I ask is that i am also maintaining a
> defrag utility.
>  
>  It currently does FAT12, FAT16, FAT32. But it would most likely not be so difficult to
> change it so that it can use the reactos calls for manipulating the file system. So it
> also works with NTFS.
>  
>  It has a lot more functionality then is available in windows defrag. Like sorting
> directories, which I think is not possible in windows. And 5 methods of defragmenting
> drives.
>  
>  A new interface should also be easy to add. There have always been two interfaces. So the
> all the file system manipulation code is completely seperate.
>  
>  The defragmentation code already works in windows xp, on image files, because that is how
> i debug it with visual C++ 7.1.
>  
>  So, you can tell me wether this would be of interest to reactos.
>  
>  Imre
>  
>  
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Imre Leber [mailto:[e-mail]]
> >Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:24 AM
> >To: ros-dev(a)reactos.org
> >Subject: [ros-dev] scope?
> >
> >What is actually the scope of the reactos project?
> >
> >Just being able to run windows drivers and apps, or "everything that was on the
> CD" (like FreeDOS)?
> >
> >Imre 
Hi,
Yes, whats on the CD plus more!

Thanks,
James

[James Tabor]

Imre Leber wrote:
>   Well, the reason I ask is that i am also maintaining a
> defrag utility.
>  
>  It currently does FAT12, FAT16, FAT32. But it would most likely not be so difficult to
> change it so that it can use the reactos calls for manipulating the file system. So it
> also works with NTFS.
>  
>  It has a lot more functionality then is available in windows defrag. Like sorting
> directories, which I think is not possible in windows. And 5 methods of defragmenting
> drives.
>  
>  A new interface should also be easy to add. There have always been two interfaces. So the
> all the file system manipulation code is completely seperate.
>  
>  The defragmentation code already works in windows xp, on image files, because that is how
> i debug it with visual C++ 7.1.
>  
>  So, you can tell me wether this would be of interest to reactos.
>  
>  Imre
>   
Hi Imre,
Yes! Port Defrag over to Window if you can. A good example to look at,
http://svn.reactos.ru/svn/reactos/trunk/rosapps/fraginator/ and
http://svn.reactos.ru/svn/reactos/trunk/rosapps/sysutils/dosfsck/

Thanks,
James

[Steven Edwards]

On 9/1/06, James Tabor
<jimtabor(a)adsl-64-217-116-74.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net> wrote:

>  
> http://svn.reactos.ru/svn/reactos/trunk/rosapps/sysutils/dosfsck/ 
This could use some love. Tamlin fixed the reading code but the write
code needs to be turned on and checked.

-- 
Steven Edwards

"There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and
that is an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo

[Aleksey Bragin]

	Hi Imre,
it would be nice if you could "port" it to Windows.

I'm currently considering some ideas in reactos project (to be  
discussed between reactos developers), but I like the idea of  
providing some utilities and maybe drivers (when we have some ready)  
in a standalone releases, so that we distinct alpha, beta and  
production-stage modules in our tree.

This should help maintaining the code in the repository, and, first  
of all, it's usable for people, who want to actually switch to  
*better* and opensource utilities.


WBR,
Aleksey Bragin.


On Aug 31, 2006, at 1:40 PM, Imre Leber wrote:

>   Well, the reason I ask is that i am also maintaining a
> defrag utility.
>
>  It currently does FAT12, FAT16, FAT32. But it would most likely not  
>  be so difficult to change it so that it can use the reactos calls  
>  for manipulating the file system. So it also works with NTFS.
>
>  It has a lot more functionality then is available in windows  
>  defrag. Like sorting directories, which I think is not possible in  
>  windows. And 5 methods of defragmenting drives.
>
>  A new interface should also be easy to add. There have always been  
>  two interfaces. So the all the file system manipulation code is  
>  completely seperate.
>
>  The defragmentation code already works in windows xp, on image  
>  files, because that is how i debug it with visual C++ 7.1.
>
>  So, you can tell me wether this would be of interest to reactos.
>
>  Imre
>
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >  From: Imre Leber [mailto:[e-mail]]
> >  Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:24 AM
> >  To: ros-dev(a)reactos.org
> >  Subject: [ros-dev] scope?
> >
> >  What is actually the scope of the reactos project?
> >
> >  Just being able to run windows drivers and apps, or "everything  
> >  that was on the CD" (like FreeDOS)?
> >
> >  Imre
> >
> >
> >
> >
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