[virt-tools-list] [PATCHv2 virt-viewer 0/4] Add version field in connection file

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 03:15:33PM +0100, Marc-André Lureau wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> It might be worthwhile to check for required client version before
> establishing connection.
> 
> (I don't think it's worth to check for each capabilities and protocol
>  version, this would only explose the number of combinations. I think
>  it is better to assume that the min. requirement are checked during
>  configure - assuming the respective backend needed are compiled-in,
>  otherwise there is already a protocol required check error)

As with previous posting, IMHO, feature based checks are far better
than any version checks, precisely because of the assumption you
mention above - we should not be assuming people turn on every feature
at configure time.

Daniel
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