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On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Ian Stakenvicius <axs@g.o> wrote: |
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> If the stage3 could include a dhcp client and (ideally imo) netifrc, |
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> even though they aren't a part of @system, that would help prevent the |
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> "stuff missing, damnit, have to reboot back to livecd" cycle. Since |
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> it isn't part of @world we would still need the documentation and |
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> instructions for someone to explicitly choose a network provider, |
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> otherwise they'll be bitten with it disappearing via --depclean. |
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> The user can still bring up networking via ifconfig or udhcpc if he |
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happens to miss the handbook section on networking. If the user skips |
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parts of the handbook, things may not work quite right... but the manual |
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workaround is so trivial anyway, this is really a non-issue. Just make it |
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clear that "emerge netifrc" is needed to use net.* scripts, and mention |
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some alternatives. A news item would be a good idea to warn veteran |
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"haven't used the handbook in years" people. |
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-Ben |
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