Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch - Version SYSVINIT-20170702-x86_64-Pure64

Chapter 10. Installing Basic System Software

10.28. E2fsprogs-1.43.4

The E2fsprogs package contains the utilities for handling the ext2 file system. It also supports the ext3 and ext4 journaling file systems.

10.28.1. Installation of E2fsprogs

The E2fsprogs documentation recommends that the package be built in a subdirectory of the source tree: 

mkdir -v build
cd build

Prepare E2fsprogs for compilation: 

../configure \
    --prefix=/usr \
    --bindir=/bin \
    --with-root-prefix="" \
    --enable-elf-shlibs \
    --disable-libblkid \
    --disable-libuuid \
    --disable-fsck \
    --disable-uuidd

The meaning of the configure options:

--with-root-prefix=""

Certain programs (such as the e2fsck program) are considered essential programs. When, for example, /usr is not mounted, these programs still need to be available. They belong in directories like /lib and /sbin. If this option is not passed to E2fsprogs' configure, the programs are installed into the /usr directory.

--enable-elf-shlibs

This creates the shared libraries which some programs in this package use.

--disable-*

This prevents E2fsprogs from building and installing the libuuid and libblkid libraries, the uuidd daemon, and the fsck wrapper, as Util-Linux installed all of them earlier.

Compile the package: 

make

To test the results, issue: 

make check

Install the binaries, documentation and shared libraries: 

make install

Install the static libraries and headers: 

make install-libs

10.28.2. Contents of E2fsprogs

Installed programs: badblocks, chattr, compile_et, debugfs, dumpe2fs, e2freefrag, e2fsck, e2image, e2initrd_helper, e2label, e2undo, e4defrag, filefrag, fsck.ext2, fsck.ext3, fsck.ext4, fsck.ext4dev, logsave, lsattr, mk_cmds, mke2fs, mkfs.ext2, mkfs.ext3, mkfs.ext4, mkfs.ext4dev, mklost+found, resize2fs, tune2fs
Installed libraries: libcom_err.[a,so], libe2p.[a,so], libext2fs.[a,so], libss.[a,so], libquota.a
Installed directories: /usr/include/e2p, /usr/include/et, /usr/include/ext2fs, /usr/include/quota, /usr/include/ss, /usr/share/et, /usr/share/ss

Short Descriptions

badblocks

Searches a device (usually a disk partition) for bad blocks

chattr

Changes the attributes on a Linux file system

compile_et

An error table compiler; it converts a table of error-code names and messages into a C source file suitable for use with the com_err library

debugfs

A file system debugger; it can be used to examine and change the state of an ext2 file system

dumpe2fs

Prints the super block and blocks group information for the file system present on a given device

e2freefrag

Reports free space fragmentation information

e2fsck

Is used to check, and optionally repair ext2, ext3 and ext4file systems

e2image

Is used to save critical ext2 file system data to a file

e2initrd_helper

Prints the FS type of a given filesystem, given either a device name or label

e2label

Displays or changes the file system label on the ext2 file system present on a given device

e2undo

Replays an undo log for an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem

e4defrag

Online defragmenter for ext4 filesystems

filefrag

Reports on how badly fragmented a particular file might be

fsck.ext2

By default checks ext2 file systems

fsck.ext3

By default checks ext3 file systems

fsck.ext4

By default checks ext4 file systems

fsck.ext4dev

By default checks ext4dev file systems

logsave

Saves the output of a command in a log file

lsattr

Lists the attributes of files on a second extended file system

mk_cmds

Converts a table of command names and help messages into a C source file suitable for use with the libss subsystem library

mke2fs

Creates an ext2, ext3 or ext4 file system on the given device

mkfs.ext2

By default creates ext2 file systems

mkfs.ext3

By default creates ext3 file systems

mkfs.ext4

By default creates ext4 file systems

mkfs.ext4dev

By default creates ext4dev file systems

mklost+found

Used to create a lost+found directory on an ext2 file system; it pre-allocates disk blocks to this directory to lighten the task of e2fsck

resize2fs

Can be used to enlarge or shrink an ext2 file system

tune2fs

Adjusts tunable file system parameters on an ext2 file system

libcom_err

The common error display routine

libe2p

Used by dumpe2fs, chattr, and lsattr

libext2fs

Contains routines to enable user-level programs to manipulate an ext2 file system

libquota

Provides an interface for creating and updating quota files and ext4 superblock fields

libss

Used by debugfs