Missing ext2 applets in 1.4.2

[David Seikel]

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:00:58 -0400 Michael Cashwell
<mike.cashwell at sdrcinc.net> wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out how best to add tools like fdisk.ext2,
> mke2fs, etc. to a busybox 1.4.2 setup on ARM. I've found
> old_e2fsprogs but it seems disconnected from the config/build system.
> That's not surprising given that e2fsprogs/Config.in has them all
> commented out, but I can't find any explanation as to why.
> 
> I've searched the docs for "ext2", "mk2fs" and "e2fsprogs" but see
> nothing other than an old screen shot that shows the tools used to be
> present and a general mention in a FAQ.
> 
> Can someone fill me in on why these ext2 applets are turned off? Were
> they being updated in 1.4 and I should just move to 1.5.x? Or were
> they being removed and I need to look outside busybox?

Last time I checked they were being removed.
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