[Orca-dev] Re: [Orca-users] re: more info: dead zone on all graphs atsame time

[Blair Zajac]

Sean O'Neill wrote:
> 
> At 11:53 AM 1/20/2003 -0800, Blair Zajac wrote:
> 
> >The real solution to the problem is to apply the following patch
> >to include/live_rules.se in the SE distribution:
> 
> Blair, now that the Orca subversion repos has a lib/SE subdirectory
> structure, is there any reason why a patched version of live_rules.se can't
> be put into there and accessed the way orca_p_vmstat_class.se is now accessed ?

Sean,

Yes, great idea.  I'll do that.

> One comment on my changes to Orca (e.g. new metrics) - there may be some
> people out there who don't want the new metrics and just want good old Orca
> "as is".

Normally, I don't mind including additional stats.  It makes it easier
for the users in the end and they don't have to edit any files to get
them automatically.

However, given that the latest patch requires includes
orca_p_vmstat_class.se, then there could be an issue.

I think the solution is to have start_orcallator define something like
ORCALLATOR_INCLUDE_P_VMSTAT and have in orcallator.se this:

#ifdef ORCALLATOR_INCLUDE_P_VMSTAT
#include <orca_p_vmstat_class.se>
#endif

so that people can use it even if they do not install the lib/SE/XXX
directories.

Best,
Blair

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