bug#24502: [PATCH] libparted: Show partition boundaries in sectors by default

Phil Susi <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.parted.bugs
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 9/21/2016 3:22 PM, John Pittman wrote:
> In parted, by default, we print disk size and partition
> boundaries in compact form.  As partition boundaries fall
> on sector boundaries, this is not useful for administration
> and should be changed.  This patch changes the default_unit

No?  People don't care about the exact sector; they think in GB.

> Many partition tools have already migrated to default sector
> use. It offers a 'one-stop-shop' through parted -l, and
> aligns more closely with the needs of partition
> administration activities.

How do you figure that?  Nobody thinks about what sector they want the
partition to start and end on.
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