runtime control.c

[Roland McGrath]

> No, let's try to be at least somewhat forward-looking.

Ok, then let's compare the caching vs precompiled ideas.  A simple caching
hack is pretty easy too (adequately implemented in a little shell script if
nothing else).  Caching seems much easier on the user (vs always locating
the right rpm, be it yum or rhn or hand-wringing and ftp).  I would
estimate that the effort involved in setting up the rpm packaging, and that
in implementing a quick caching hack for the translation driver, are within
a factor of two of each other one way or the other.  The ongoing rel-eng
and user upgrade hassle potential for separate rpms tied to a kernel rpm
build, seems like it could be sizable, and is slim to none for caching.


Thanks,
Roland