[Bug 935480] Re: mkdosfs refuses to run on /dev/loop0p1

[Jan Claeys]

I think the idea of such a safety check for interactive use isn't brain
damaged, but in reality there is (or seems to be) no correct way to do
this check, and even more so if you also consider other OS than linux,
so I agree the only sensible thing to do is to remove it.

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Title:
  mkdosfs refuses to run on /dev/loop0p1

Status in “dosfstools” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  psusi at faldara:~$ sudo mkdosfs /dev/loop0p1
  mkdosfs 3.0.9 (31 Jan 2010)
  mkdosfs: Device partition expected, not making filesystem on entire device '/dev/loop0p1' (use -I to override)

  Obviously this is wrong since loop0p1 IS a partition.  Oddly, it does
  not complain on loop0p2.

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