On 03/06/2012 01:58 PM, Mike Christie wrote: > On 03/06/2012 06:19 AM, Hannes Reinecke wrote: >> On 03/06/2012 12:06 PM, ronnie sahlberg wrote: >>> Sorry about this. >>> >>> First, libiscsi is a really good name for a general purpose >>> multiplatform library, like libiscsi. >>> Second, a generic name like this is a horribly poor idea for a single >>> distribution/ single use / obscure private library. >>> >> Yes. >> >>> >>> I want to solve a problem to make it available on all platforms. >>> I dont like to chose a suboptimal name for this reason, but I thought >>> I had no choice. >>> >> Fully agreed. I'm perfectly fine with libiscsi ... >> >>> >>> I am not really excited with the concept of "obscure single use >>> private library polluting the namespace like this" but what are my >>> options ? >>> I can live with renaming my library if that is what it takes. >>> >> IMO the only sane option here is to have a separate package, >> containing libiscsi _only_. >> >> It can be a sub-package of existing iscsi-related things, ie >> contained within the existing open-iscsi _source_ repository. >> >> But having is packaged _together_ with another rpm is really bad. >> Plus it makes updating a nightmare. >> >> So, Mike, what about having it as a sub-package to open-iscsi? >> I'm all for it, especially as some partners are already asking for >> it ... >> > > Not sure what we are talking about. Are you talking about the libiscsi > that ships in fedora/rhel? That comes in the iscsi-initiator-utils-devel > rpm already. It should not get installed with just the > iscsi-initiator-utils rpm. > > That lib really should only be used by anaconda. That lib is not a good > general purpose lib. It is kinda awkward. Some of the iscsi concepts are > mixed up. My preference is that only anaconda ever uses that lib, > because I am not supporting it upstream. It is not merged upstream for > example. The upstream iscsi tools do not use it (anaconda people > actually wrote it so it works for them, but it does not work for > iscsiadm for example). I only support it for rhel/fedora for anaconda use.
Oh yeah, if the libiscsi from iscsi-initiator-utils-devel is causing naming conflicts then I am fine with renaming that to something else if that fixes the issue.
