Re: install/55376: sysinst doesn't show 0 byte swap partition on partition editor

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/55376; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/55376: sysinst doesn't show 0 byte swap partition on
 partition editor
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:38:50 +0200

 On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 05:35:01PM +0000, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
 > In that case, partition c ("NetBSD partition" on ports RAW_PART==3)
 > is shown at "b:" line and partition d ("Whole disk") is shown
 > at "c:" line. It is really confusing users.
 
 I personally do not find it confusing, it is just a menu label (that
 happens to be identical to the disklabel partition sometimes).
 
 It probably is mostly confusing to folks very familiar with BSD and disklabels,
 and there have been multiple queries about it.
 
 Not really sure how to best deal with it though - maybe if RAW_PART <= 3
 and/or the last used partition < 8 always list all partitions, even the
 unused ones.
 
 But overall I would leave it all as-is. Comments + suggestions welcome.
 
 Martin