Reiser4

Download Source:
ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiser4progs/reiser4progs-1.0.7.tar.gz
Download Required Library:
ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiser4progs/libaal-1.0.5.tar.gz
Download Kernel Patch:
ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiser4-for-2.6/2.6.18/reiser4-for-2.6.18-3.patch.gz
ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiser4-for-2.6/2.6.19/reiser4-for-2.6.19-4.patch.gz
ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiser4-for-2.6/2.6.20/reiser4-for-2.6.20.patch.gz
ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiser4-for-2.6/2.6.21/reiser4-for-2.6.21.patch.gz

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Introduction to Reiser4

The Reiser4 file system is a very fast atomic file system developed by Namesys. The Reiser4 package contains various utilities for managing reiser4fs (version 4) partitions.

Project Homepage: http://www.namesys.com/

• libaal - library, that provides application abstraction mechanism. It includes device abstraction, libc independence code, etc.
• kernel patch - stable kernel patch, that provides kernel level support of Reiser4fs (version 4 only) partitions.

Dependencies

Required

• libaal >= 1.0.5
• kernel patch for your kernel version

Optional

• grub >= 0.97-reiser4-20050808

Non-Multilib, Multilib

• Compile your kernel with reiser4-for-2.6.<x>-patch

gunzip -c reiser4-for-2.6.<x>.patch.gz | patch -p1

Compile kernel with reiser4 support turned on.

there are "<x>" is your kernel minor version from the list of patches above

Note

please make sure

that you have checked in

   Code maturity level options  
   ---> Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers

and NOT checked in

   Kernel hacking ---> Use 4Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb

• Boot with new kernel with reiser4 support turned on.

Non-Multilib

• Compile the libaal:

./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/lib &&
make

Install the libaal

make install

• Compile the package:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin --libdir=/lib &&
make

Install the package

make install

Multilib

Soon

32Bit

• Compile the libaal:

CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/lib &&
make

Install the libaal

make install

• Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin --libdir=/lib &&
make

Install the package

make install

N32

• Compile the libaal:

CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/lib32 &&
make

Install the libaal

make install

• Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin --libdir=/lib32 &&
make

Install the package

make install

64Bit

• Compile the libaal:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/lib64 &&
make

Install the libaal

make install

• Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin --libdir=/lib64 &&
make

Install the package

make install

Contents

Installed Programs:	mkfs.reiser4, make_reiser4, debugfs.reiser4, measurefs.reiser4, fsck.reiser4
Installed Libraries:	libaal.{a,so}, libaal-minimal.{a,so}, libreiser4.{a,so}, libreiser4-minimal.{a,so}, librepair.{a,so}
Installed Directories:	/usr/include/aal, /usr/include/reiser4, /usr/include/repair

Short Descriptions

debugfs.reiser4	can sometimes help to solve problems with Reiser4 file systems.
mkfs.reiser4, make_reiser4	creates a Reiser4 file system.
fsck.reiser4	is used to check or repair a Reiser4 file system.
measurefs.reiser4	the program for measuring reiser4 filesystem parameters (fragmentation, node packing, etc.).