[ofa-general] Re: on the coexistance of uDAPLs

[Karl Feind]

On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 12:37:11PM -0700, Arlin Davis wrote:
> Karl Feind wrote:
> 
> >>comments? other suggestions?
> >>
> >>-arlin
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >I'd really like to see a separate RPM (called something like dapl-infra)
> >that installs:
> >
> >	1) /etc/dat.conf  (empty)
> >	2) a script that addes a provider to /etc/data.conf
> >	3) a script that removes a provider from /etc/data.conf
> >	4) libdat.so
> >
> >Any DAPL layer depends on this RPM, and invokes the scripts (2)
> >and (3) in the preinstall and postuninstall setep.
> >
> >This decouples the DAPL infrastructure from the DAPL instantiations.
> >
> >Just an idea.
> > 
> >
> 
> Do you see the need for different versions to co-exist (1.1, 1.2, 2.0)?

Arlin,

The safe answer is yes.  

Would this present a difficulty?

Karl