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From: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] tools: remove or disable
 old/useless/unused/unmainted stuff
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:57:44 +0100
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On 31/07/13 16:35, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-07-31 at 16:29 +0100, Andrew Cooper wrote:
>> On 31/07/13 16:15, Ian Campbell wrote:
>>> depends on "autoconf: regenerate configure scripts with 4.4 version"
>>>
>>> This series removes some of the really old deadwood from the tools build
>>> and makes some other things which are on their way out configurable at
>>> build time with a default depending on how far down the slope I judge
>>> them to be.
>>>
>>> * nuke in tree copy of libaio
>>> * nuke obsolete tools: xsview, miniterm, lomount & sv
>>> * make xend optional, still on by default (for now!)
>>> * disable blktap1 by default (needs qemu patch, just posted)
>>> * some cleanup of .*ignore
>>>
>>> Ian.
>> In what way is lomount obsolete?  XenServer relies on it and I am
>> unaware of any alternative.
> As referenced in the actual patch: kpartx

Sorry - I hadn't read that far before replying.

I have quickly played with kpartx and it appears to be a suitable
alternative.  I shall see about moving across.

~Andrew

>
>> Other than that, I am very happy about the other nuked items which
>> allows me  to clean up some of our local hacks to the upstream build system.
>>
>> ~Andrew
>>
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