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On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 11:53:37AM +0200, Branko Badrljica wrote: |
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> Joshua Saddler wrote: |
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> > On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 19:57:07 +0200 |
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> > Matthias Schwarzott <zzam@g.o> wrote: |
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> > |
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> > |
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> >> Hi there! |
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> >> |
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> >> As some of you have waited long for this to happen, sys-apps/openrc-0.5.1 is |
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> >> there. It has a default enabled (eapi-1) useflag oldnet to install the |
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> >> old-style network scripts called net.*. |
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> >> Regardless of this use-flag, the new init-script /etc/init.d/network is |
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> >> always installed. |
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> >> |
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> >> For transition to new-style network script there is something todo I think. |
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> >> Unordered list of todos: |
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> >> * hotplug? at least udev does explicitly call in net.* scripts |
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> >> * New systems should get old or new scripts? |
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> >> * does new scripts already can do all that was possible with net.* ? |
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> >> |
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> >> So far I hope the update does not break any system. |
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> >> In case this happens nevertheless open a bug as usual. |
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> >> |
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> >> Regards |
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> >> Matthias |
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> >> |
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> >> |
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> > |
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> > As long as this new version is ~arch (and not hardmasked), you also need to send some documentation updates for http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/openrc-migration.xml; patches to bugs.gentoo.org, Documentation product. This way we in the GDP can take care of keeping the guide up-to-date. Thanks. |
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> > |
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> I've just updated the system and it installed openrc-0.5.1. After reboot |
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> I have noticed that none of my network interfaces were configured ( |
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> lo,eth0). If it wasn't for this mail, it'd take a headache or two to |
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> figure out that init. script is new. |
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> |
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> But I still don't have a clue how to use it. I have started it, but it |
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> dd not seem to do anything. I thought that it would probably take |
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> settings from /etc/conf.d/net, but that doesn't seem to be the case, |
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> ande there is no other config in sight. |
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> |
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> Also, neither on gentoo.org or on roy.maples.name seem to be anything |
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> resembling documentation... |
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I reemerged it and rebooted here fine. I have one network card with a |
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static ip (I'm behind a router), and once I emerged openrc-0.5.1, ran |
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through etc-update and made sure all of the new scripts were in place, |
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I rebooted and my old network configuration was fine. |
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-- |
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William Hubbs |
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gentoo accessibility team lead |
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williamh@g.o |
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