[netperf-talk] naming and/or locations

[Erik Wenzel]

On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 02:06:12PM -0800, Rick Jones wrote:
> So, with netperf4 a bit farther along now I arrive at a question:
> 
> Should the binaries for netperf4 be known as simply "netperf" and 
> "netserver" or should a "4" be appended to them?
> 
> As it stands now, if someone does a make install for netperf2 or 
> netperf4, it will overwrite the binaries of the other in /usr/local/bin .
> 
> thoughts?
I think it isn't needed to append a 2 or 4 to the binary. Because, you
should leave that decision to the administrator. He decides which
package to install and use. So, what is the benefit of installing both
v2 and v4 of netperf at the same time?

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