On 08:14 Wed 17 Jun , Todd Rimmer wrote: > > The issue isn't with the management tree. It's with the mvapich included in > OFED 1.4.1 and previous versions.
Then it should be fixed. > It links with libibcommon and as a result, Do you know why exactly was it linked (and how)? I searched over mvapich source and didn't find any references in sources and makefiles. It is only mentioned in spec files. So is there any issue really? > ALL end user and ISV apps linked with mvapich also link with libibcommon. > > This means that in moving to OFED 1.5 end users and ISVs would have to > recompile all their apps. Such a change should not be taken lightly. > Instead we should provide what is needed in OFED 1.5 such that existing app > binaries will continue to work (might be as simple as stubbed library). Then > we can issue notice to end users and ISVs that their apps will need to be > rebuilt and allow them at least 1 release to accomplish that. > AFAIR libibcommon removal was discussed on the list couple of times before, during and after OFED-1.4. Sasha _______________________________________________ ewg mailing list ewg@lists.openfabrics.org http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ewg
