[netperf-talk] naming and/or locations

[Rick Jones]

Yun, James K wrote:
> I would keep netperf2 as netperf since that is the current default
> version. Changing it to netperf2 may cause confusions or hassles for
> users.
> 
> I would thus install netperf4 as netperf4 to delineate it as a different
> version that is available for users that want it. If netperf4 is a true
> superset of netperf2 (i.e., it can be set to function exactly like
> netperf2), then eventually you may want to consider replacing netperf2
> with netperf4 if enough users are comfortable with it.

While I can see netperf4 becoming a superset of netperf2 in terms of 
available tests, I'm not sure netperf2 is ever going away since it will 
not have any of the dependencies of netperf4 (eg pthreads, libxml2, 
perhaps glib and gtk)

rick