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Re: [pcp] pcp updates - libpcp_import & PCP::LogImport

To: Mark Goodwin <goodwinos@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [pcp] pcp updates - libpcp_import & PCP::LogImport
From: Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:41:29 +1000 (EST)
Cc: kenj <kenj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, pcp@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <4C49225E.6010606@xxxxxxxxx>
----- "Mark Goodwin" <goodwinos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 07/23/2010 12:06 PM, Nathan Scott wrote:
> >
> So that's a reasonably robust run-time check and I'd be surprised if
> rpm could auto-figure-out the dependency on sysstat.

Try it I guess, but rpm is pretty impressive at finding such things
in my experience.

> > I think we are going to have to end up with individual packages for
> > each importer.
> >
> 
> seems like over-kill to me, but if that's how we need to go then I
> guess I'm ok with it. What kind of package name did you have in mind?

Well, its not really my preference but I think its the only way.

> Something like pcp-sar2pcp, which would depend on sysstat and

Yep, that would be good.

> perl-PCP-LogImport? Or maybe if sar2pcp was in a sub-package of
> perl-PCP-LogImport, it would rightfully be called something like
> perl-PCP-LogImport-sar2pcp, which is getting a bit verbose :)
> 

Don't think we should put implementation details in the name, a
converter could get reimplemented in C or some other language in
a later incantation.

cheers.

-- 
Nathan

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