> The problem is, there is nowhere a real description of what all these IB > libraries are actually doing. MAD = management datagram. As far as I > understand it, you need this library to send IB management packages from > user space.
I've dug around the openfabrics website, and have unearthed better descriptions for the libraries. > I already wondered all the time, which would be better for Debian, the > packages from OFED or the individual packages. IHMO, extracting all the > srpms is a pain... I suspect the answer will be "it depends"; some people will want the latest available versions, and some will want the "stable" version to build 3rd party apps against. > > Guy, it is a bit a pity, since you did all the work again, we already had > done at q-leap :( IMHO all these IB packages are too many for one > maintainer, what do you think to make an alioth for these? > That would be a good start; it will at least stop anyone else from attempting a 3rd packaging attempt! FYI, I have (mostly lintian clean) packages for the rest of OFED 1.4 , I just haven't ITPd them. Cheers, Guy -- Dr. Guy Coates, Informatics System Group The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1HH, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 834244 x 6925 Fax: +44 (0)1223 496802 -- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is operated by Genome Research Limited, a charity registered in England with number 1021457 and a company registered in England with number 2742969, whose registered office is 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org