Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/9] tools: remove or disable old/useless/unused/unmainted stuff

[Matt Wilson <msw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 05:37:00PM +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.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> With the exception of the lomount issue which has an acceptable
> solution, XenServer currently employs all kinds of gross hacks to make
> this dead wood disappear.  I will be very glad to remove some of those
> hacks.

Nice.

Acked-by: Matt Wilson <msw@xxxxxxxxxx>

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