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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8bd3b71..1e05497 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -57,16 +57,30 @@ Optionally, the string `random` can be used to generate a random GUID. ## Why fork? - the original build process seemed bloated for a tool this simple -- no way to make room for larger boot loaders or to create swap partitions +- no way to create swap partitions (borked GUID parsing) - some overly specific code (Linux, Windoze) without a strong need for it - some strange code (static info in oversized, dynamically populated array?) - some rather broken code (required calls in asserts, misaligned pointers) ## References -Not enough people seem to know about this, so here you go: +Not enough people seem to know about these things, so here you go: - https://www.drdobbs.com/the-new-c-x-macros/184401387 - https://www.embedded.com/reduce-c-language-coding-errors-with-x-macros-part-1/ - https://www.embedded.com/reduce-c-language-coding-errors-with-x-macros-part-2/ - https://www.embedded.com/reduce-c-language-coding-errors-with-x-macros-part-3/ +- http://www.catb.org/esr/structure-packing/ + +Here's some background on the whole GPT mess: + +- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table +- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS_boot_partition + (I misunderstood this at first, read if you come from MBR) +- Apple's [Secrets of the GPT](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2166/_index.html) + has some useful background (once you ignore the Apple-rific stuff) + +Want to scare yourself? + +- https://uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/UEFI_Spec_2_8_final.pdf + (enjoy 2,500 pages of dread) |