Excerpt from parted-1.9.0 release notes follows:
In libparted, the linux-swap "filesystem" types are now called
"linux-swap(v0)" and "linux-swap(v1)" rather than "linux-swap(old)"
and "linux-swap(new)" as in parted 1.8, or "linux-swap" as in older
versions; "old" and "new" generally make poor names, and v1 is the
only format supported by current Linux kernels. Aliases for all
previous names are available.
Previously the read_mountpoints_from_file() method only expected
a space between arguments in files such as /etc/fstab. Valid
delimiters are now space and tab.
Related to GParted bug #582687
To further minimize the chance of accidentally creating a new partition
table, the following steps have been taken:
1) Rename non-standard Create button to stock Apply button.
2) Remove extra warning about erasing entire disk device.
3) Update GParted Manual accordingly.
Closes GParted bug #576374
Perform direct update of Number of Hidden Sectors in NTFS boot record.
This change removes the need for /usr/bin/xxd and /bin/dd.
Related to GParted bug #574389
It appears that different dmraid versions handle specifying a
single dmraid device differently.
dmraid-1.0.0.rc14 uses a partial name only,
such as "isw" or "isw_cjbdddajhi".
dmriad-1.0.0.rc15 uses a full name only,
such as "isw_cjbdddajhi_Vol0".
To maintain compatibility with the broadest range of dmraid versions,
the ability to specify a single dmraid device is being removed.
Some distros appear to display /dev/dm-# device names with
libparted. Since this fails a pattern match with the dmraid
device name, check with udev to see if a pattern match is
possible with the name returned from udevinfo or udevadm info.
For example:
/dev/mapper/isw_cjbdddajhi_Vol0 is the device name
/dev/dm-0 is a symbolic link pointing to the above device name
Normally, the blkid command will detect the UUID for a file system.
In cases where blkid fails to detect the UUID and the vol_id command
is available, then try using the vol_id command.
Newer systems might not have udevsettle. It has been replaced by
"udevadm settle".
Thanks to Lorenzo Cogotti aka Micia for this knowledge, and for a
proposed solution.
Milo Casagrande