[netperf-talk] naming and/or locations

[Rick Jones]

Erik Wenzel wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 09:10:31AM -0800, Rick Jones wrote:
> [...]  
> 
>>>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?
>>
>>Netperf v2 is rather simpler and for just plain pt-pt performance 
>>measurements may make more sense than netperf4, which has all the 
>>overheads associated with multiple, synchronized connections.
>>
>>What would be the "GNU/autoconf/whatever" way of dealing with multiple 
>>revisions of a package on the same system?
> 
> I suggest to use an option like "-2" to activate old netperf behaviour.

I thought that netperf4 was already well on its way to becoming an 
egglayingwollymilkpig as it was :)

rick