[Parted-edge] Re: Initial snapshot of C++ bindings.

[Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray]

I see that the unit tests in libpartedpp fail completely. This is
partly because of the fact that the tests are written in such a manner
so as to directly make use of the system's block devices. eg.,
/dev/hda. I do not like this way of doing things, because:
a. 'make check' needs root privileges to execute the tests.
b. In case there is a mistake in the code, the entire block device
might get badly affected.

Therefore I am curious to know the original reason for using /dev/hda
instead of a custom-made loop device. I personally like the Otavio has
written the test in Parted, where a loop device is created during
running the tests and the operations are performed on it, instead of
any of the actual block devices in the system.

Happy hacking,
Debarshi
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