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> wtf crack monkey ... |
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hey guys, an oppinion from a gentoo user here: |
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if you remove stuff like dhcpcd, do it right |
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I agree that, while some ethernet networks NEED dhcp clients, as some gentoo |
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users need pppd to get on the net, its an optional feature, we can live with |
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that being emerged seperately if needed (as is pppd). |
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However the current init scripts depend not only on a dhcp client, but on dhcpcd |
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hardcoded and they dont check for its presents, they just assume its there like |
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if it were ifconfig |
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it not being there the ebuild would still somehow work and use the fallback |
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static setting, if given, however this would get confusing to users (especially |
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if no static setting is set) thinking |
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"i have set it to use dhcp ion /etc/conf.d/net like the install documentation |
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says, and my dhcp server runs, but i cant get a lease, what the heck is wrong |
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here ?!?" |
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so either make /etc/init.d/net.ethx check for a dhcp client present before |
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trying to use it and WARN the user if not |
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(when you are on it, you could also add support to some other dhcp clients and |
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introduce VIRTUAL/dhcpc) |
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or make dhcpcd an rdepent in the baselayout ebuild |
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(it actually IS a runtime dependency right now the way those init scripts are |
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written) |
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while actually a bug in baselayout (and hopefully filed on bugzilla meanwhile |
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after this discussion) I think the idea of silently removing dhcpcd from the |
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profile, this way triggering that bug almost willingly was a bad practise |
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not really crack monkey style, but not thought through either. |
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my 2 ¢ |
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Corvus |
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