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RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Tidy up installation paths

To: "Josh Triplett" <josh.trip@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Anthony Liguori" <aliguori@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Tidy up installation paths
From: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 21:48:37 +0100
Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Christian Limpach <Christian.Limpach@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Why does this patch move xentop?  Unlike several of the 
> binaries being moved by this patch (helper binaries and 
> daemons), xentop is intended to be directly executed by a 
> user, and should be in a directory expected to be in $PATH.  
> The relevant sections of the patch are:

I'm with Anthony, in that I think its best for users to interact with
xen using just a single command, 'xm', and hence its OK to put xentop in
a helper directory.

Best,
Ian

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