On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 10:00:11PM +0100, Vincent JARDIN wrote: > On 27/11/2015 19:30, Ben Pfaff wrote: > >>It doesn't make the damnest > >>>difference for the user if "yum install openvswitch" pulls in an additional > >>>package for libraries. > >Right. > > > >This is like building the Linux kernel with all modules configured, or > >building Emacs with support for both console and X interfaces. There is > >little penalty and great increase in convenience. > > Why having strong dependencies? With Linux kernel, the modules are optional. > "yum install openvswitch" should not enforce DPDK. It should be a (runtime) > option (plugin?).
As I said, there is little penalty (just installing a library), and great increase in convenience (no need to build two versions and explain the difference to users). _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
