def create(self, intf=None):
""" Create the device. """
if self.exists:
raise PartitionError("device already exists", self.name)
w = None
if intf:
w = intf.progressWindow(
_("General", "Creating device %s") % (self.path, ))
try:
self.createParents()
self.setupParents()
self.disk.format.addPartition(self.partedPartition)
try:
self.disk.format.commit()
except DiskLabelCommitError, msg:
part = self.disk.format.partedDisk.getPartitionByPath(
self.path)
self.disk.format.removePartition(part)
raise PartitionError, msg
if not self.isExtended:
# Ensure old metadata which lived in freespace so did not get
# explictly destroyed by a destroyformat action gets wiped
Format(device=self.path, exists=True).destroy()
