kfloppy

format.h File Reference

This file defines a hierarchy of classes that can run a sequence of external programs (like fdformat, mkisofs, etc.

) in sequence. Stdout and stderr of those programs can be captured and analyzed in order to provide feedback to the user.

KFAction: Base class, just for performing some action.
KFActionQueue: Provides sequencing of KFActions
FloppyAction: Weird name; handles running a program, understands FD device names. This can be considered the "useful" base class of programming actions.
FDFormat: Runs fdformat(1) under BSD or Linux.
FATFilesystem: Creates an msdos (FAT) filesystem.
Ext2Filesystem: Creates ext2 filesystems.
MinixFilesystem: Creates Minix filesystems, under Linux.
UFSFilesystem: Creates UFS filesystem, under BSD.

Note:: Maybe this is overkill, since for floppies all you need is fdformat(1) and some create-filesystem program like newfs(1) or mke2fs(1). However, for Zip disks, should they ever be supported, this is quite useful since you need to dd, fdisk, disklabel, and newfs them.

Definition in file format.h.

#include "debug.h"
#include <QObject>

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Classes
class	KFAction
	Abstract base class of actions to be undertaken. More...
class	KFActionQueue
	Acts as a queue and executes the actions in the queue in FIFO order. More...
struct	fdinfo
	Description structure for floppy devices. More...
class	FloppyAction
	Concrete action for running a single external program. More...
class	FDFormat
	Concrete class that runs fdformat(1). More...
class	DDZeroOut
	Zero out disk by runnind dd(1). More...
class	FATFilesystem
	Create an msdos (FAT) filesystem on the floppy. More...
class	Ext2Filesystem
	Format with Ext2. More...
Functions
QString	findExecutable (const QString &)

QString findExecutable ( const QString & )

Utility function that looks for executables in $PATH and in /sbin and /usr/sbin.

Definition at line 38 of file format.cpp.