[ofw] removing the dpecial debug file

[Smith, Stan]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Fab Tillier [mailto:ftillier at microsoft.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:10 AM
>To: Hefty, Sean; Uri Habusha; ofw at lists.openfabrics.org; Smith, Stan
>Subject: RE: removing the dpecial debug file
>
>You would need to ensure that the debug and release libraries have identical ABIs.  That is definitely not the case for complib.  IBAL seems
>to be fine, though you would need both the debug version of IBAL (identical name to the release) and the debug version of complib
>(different name from release complib).
>
>I'd just make the debug bits available in the SDK only - they are only applicable to application developers, not to end users.


As a side note, winOFED 'debug' versions are available as an install option which is not part of the default winOFED install; it can be added later when needed.
The winOFED IB SDK contains a subset of the debug versions (user mode libraries).


>
>-Fab
>
>Hefty, Sean wrote on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 at 09:01:13
>
>> I say go for it.
>>
>> I believe that the reason was so that you could install both the debug and
>> release versions.  IMO, it ends up being a pain in the butt, since an app must
>> be compiled against the correct version, and you can't simply install the
>> debug version of a library without recompiling the app.
>>
>> It would be better if the libraries used the same names and an app could
>> switch between the debug and release version of a library simply by copying
>> in the new file.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org [mailto:ofw-
>>> bounces at lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Uri Habusha
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:21 AM
>>> To: ofw at lists.openfabrics.org; Smith, Stan
>>> Subject: [ofw] removing the dpecial debug file
>>>
>>> Currently the OFA build creates different files for debug and release
>>> version (i.e complib.dll for release and complibd.dll for debug).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know what was the reason to do it in this way, but I  know that
>>> there is no other product that do it. If you wants to debug an issue you
>>> can install the debug version that contains the debug dll.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Using different names complicates our installation package and testing. I
>>> want to change the code to use same file name for debug and release.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please let me know if there is any reason not doing it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Uri
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Uri Habusha
>>>
>>> Windows SW Development Lead
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mellanox Technologies
>>> P.OBox 586, Yokneam 20692
>>>
>>> Israel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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