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From: Vincent Hanquez <vincent.hanquez@eu.citrix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add a way to disable xen's udev script.
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 20:23:44 +0100
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On 06/08/2011 06:42 PM, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 17:55 +0100, Vincent Hanquez wrote:
>> Add a way to disable xen's udev scripts by using a dummy file.
>
> Why?
>
> Does one of "chmod -x" or "rm" not suffice?

Because it provides the ability to install side-by-side multiple 
toolstacks, including one that doesn't use the xen's xend udev scripts.

chmod -x and rm would do the same things (provided udev isn't unhappy), 
but modifying files of package A from another package B is highly 
frowned upon.

-- 
Vincent