Re: [LTP] [PATCH 4/4] kirk: Remove runltp-ng symlink

Petr Vorel
2026-02-04T17:00:01Z

> > Do you agree with removing 'runltp-ng' symlink?

> In general I would say yes. If we want to keep the `runtltp` script
> name, tho, we can do something like:

> install -m 00775 $(abs_srcdir)/kirk-src/kirk $(BASE_DIR)/runltp

> inside the `tools/kirk/Makefile`. In this way we keep the same structure
> of the previous LTP installation, having a script name that is also more
> clear for the regular user. I'm pretty sure a lot of people won't
> understand what `kirk` is, inside the main installation folder.

I'm not sure if kirk installed as runltp would not cause even more confusion.
I'd prefer even not have a symlink.

Kind regards,
Petr