todo: More ideas.

[libguestfs.git] / TODO

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@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ Haskell bindings
 
 Complete the Haskell bindings (see discussion on haskell-cafe).
 
 
 Complete the Haskell bindings (see discussion on haskell-cafe).
 

+PHP bindings
+------------
+
+Add bindtests to PHP bindings.
+

 Complete bind tests
 -------------------
 
 Complete bind tests
 -------------------
 


@@ -85,11 +90,6 @@ This is mainly useful from live CDs, ie. virt-p2v.
 Should we bother having the daemon at all and just link the guestfsd
 code directly into libguestfs?
 
 Should we bother having the daemon at all and just link the guestfsd
 code directly into libguestfs?
 

-Supermin appliance to febootstrap
----------------------------------
-
-Supermin appliance functionality should be moved into febootstrap.
-

 Ideas for extra commands
 ------------------------
 
 Ideas for extra commands
 ------------------------
 


@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ http://sourceforge.net/projects/tripwire/
 -N option should be generated
 -----------------------------
 
 -N option should be generated
 -----------------------------
 

-'-N' option should be generated code, and should generate
-documentation in guestfish(1) manpage.
+'-N' option should generate documentation in guestfish(1) manpage.

 
 Fix 'file'
 ----------
 
 Fix 'file'
 ----------


@@ -295,6 +294,9 @@ Occasionally we break virt-inspector through some change.  We should
 add a regression test for it.  However this is hard because we'd need
 to avoid having to carry huge images.
 
 add a regression test for it.  However this is hard because we'd need
 to avoid having to carry huge images.
 

+Update: I managed to fit a real-but-minimal Fedora 13 image into 6.2 MB.
+See: http://rwmj.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/tip-pack-files-into-a-new-disk-image/#content
+

 Freeze/thaw filesystems
 -----------------------
 
 Freeze/thaw filesystems
 -----------------------
 


@@ -350,12 +352,9 @@ How can we solve these common user problems?
   a list of filesystems, or suggest they run the virt-list-filesystems
   command.
 
   a list of filesystems, or suggest they run the virt-list-filesystems
   command.
 

-Progress of long-running operations
------------------------------------
-
-For example, copying in virt-resize.  How can we display the progress
-of these operations?  This is a basic usability requirement, and
-frequently requested.
+  Related to the above: There should be an API call to list all
+  mountable / accessible devices.  Or a guestfish command to replace
+  list-devices, list-partitions, lvs, vfs-type.

 
 Better support for encrypted devices
 ------------------------------------
 
 Better support for encrypted devices
 ------------------------------------


@@ -367,3 +366,8 @@ We would like to add:
   - An easier way to use this from guestfish.
   - Direct access to the /dev/mapper device (eg. if it contains
     anything apart from VGs).
   - An easier way to use this from guestfish.
   - Direct access to the /dev/mapper device (eg. if it contains
     anything apart from VGs).

+
+Display image as PS
+-------------------
+
+Display the structure of an image file as a PS.