[ewg] RE: OFED libraries - on the web at last

[Sasha Khapyorsky]

On 08:14 Wed 17 Jun     , Todd Rimmer wrote:
> 
> The issue isn't with the management tree.  It's with the mvapich included in OFED 1.4.1 and previous versions.

Then it should be fixed.

> It links with libibcommon and as a result,

Do you know why exactly was it linked (and how)? I searched over mvapich
source and didn't find any references in sources and makefiles. It is
only mentioned in spec files. So is there any issue really?

> ALL end user and ISV apps linked with mvapich also link with libibcommon.
> 
> This means that in moving to OFED 1.5 end users and ISVs would have to recompile all their apps.  Such a change should not be taken lightly.  Instead we should provide what is needed in OFED 1.5 such that existing app binaries will continue to work (might be as simple as stubbed library).  Then we can issue notice to end users and ISVs that their apps will need to be rebuilt and allow them at least 1 release to accomplish that.
> 

AFAIR libibcommon removal was discussed on the list couple of times
before, during and after OFED-1.4.

Sasha