Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] README: remove requirement for udev

[Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 04:52:58PM +0200, Olaf Hering wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 21, Wei Liu wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 03:30:44PM +0200, Olaf Hering wrote:
> > > There is no requirement for udev during package build. It may be
> > > required at runtime even with libxl with run_hotplug_scripts=yes
> > > in xl.conf.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >  README | 1 -
> > >  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/README b/README
> > > index a746259..412607a 100644
> > > --- a/README
> > > +++ b/README
> > > @@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ provided by your OS distributor:
> > >      * pkg-config
> > >      * bridge-utils package (/sbin/brctl)
> > >      * iproute package (/sbin/ip)
> > 
> > These two don't look like requirement for package build either.
> 
> The ones below neither, but I left them alone because last time this
> came up the conclusion was that its fine to have a mix or run and
> compile time requirements.
> 

I don't have strong opinion on this. If you've come to conclusion in
other threads please go ahead. The ones I mentioned can always be dealt
with in the future.

> If its now the time to clean this up I can spent some time and move this
> to the INSTALL file, as suggested in another thread.
> 
> > > -    * udev
> > >      * GNU bison and GNU flex
> > >      * GNU gettext
> > >      * 16-bit x86 assembler, loader and compiler (dev86 rpm or bin86 & 
> > > bcc debs)
> 
> 
> Olaf

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