Re: [Xen-API] opam package renames

[Dave Scott <Dave.Scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12 Sep 2014, at 15:57, Anil Madhavapeddy <anil@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> On 12 Sep 2014, at 15:47, Dave Scott <Dave.Scott@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> netdev -> xapi-netdev
>> cdrom -> xapi-cdrom
>> message_switch -> xapi-message-switch
> 
> these three packages sound generally useful for other OCaml users who want to 
> manipulate such things, and message_switch isnt xapi-specific is it?

OK, looking more closely we have:

netdev:
  Manipulate Linux network devices, bridges and openvswitch instances

  These bindings allow you to query and set parameters of devices, bridges and 
openvswitch instances running on the local host.

I agree that sounds useful. Although it’s Linux specific for now, perhaps one 
day it could encompass host network configuration on other platforms? Can 
anyone think of a better name? I think it’s the string “netdev” that I find a 
bit opaque :) host-net-configure? network-configure?

cdrom:
  Query CDROM devices

  Simple OCaml bindings for functions to query the state of CDROM devices. 
These functions allow an application to find out if media is present.

OK again, this is generally useful. A small, focused library. The name is ok I 
think.

message_switch: I agree it’s not xapi specific :) It’s just a bit of a 
prototype. I think it’ll really come into its own when it supports vchan 
connections and has an irmin backend. So why not call it ‘message-switch’ 
(changing _ to - perhaps?)

Thanks,
Dave
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