[netperf-talk] questions about netperf

[Rick Jones]

Ravi Parimi wrote:
> I have a few questions about compiling netperf and its version number.
> 
> 1. http://www.netperf.org/netperf/ says that the latest version is
> 2.4.3 whereas the tarball on ftp.netperf.org shows 2.4.4 as the
> highest numbered version. Which of these is the latest?

2.4.4 - I'm very bad about website updates.

> 
> 2. I am trying to create an easy to read Makefile which will compile
> netperf on my linux workstation. Currently, netperf uses gnu automake
> to generate the makefile. I examined the output of make as well as the
> Makefile, but couldn't quite figure out the dependecny list for each
> target - netperf and netserver. Is there a  Makefile like which
> simply lists each target, the files that depend on it, and the rule to
> build each target?

Netperf used to use a "edit by hand" makefile, but as you see it is now 
using autotools.  If you go back far enough in the repository, you can 
see one of the original makefiles.

happy benchmarking,

rick jones

> 
> thanks
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