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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] removing dhcpcd from system???
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:09:49
Message-Id: 200409290909.51259.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] removing dhcpcd from system??? by Corvus Corax
1 On Wednesday 29 September 2004 01:05 am, Corvus Corax wrote:
2 > However the current init scripts depend not only on a dhcp client, but on
3 > dhcpcd hardcoded and they dont check for its presents, they just assume its
4 > there like if it were ifconfig
5
6 read the whole thread and you'll find that this has changed and already in the
7 testing stages
8
9 > it not being there the ebuild would still somehow work and use the fallback
10 > static setting, if given, however this would get confusing to users
11 > (especially if no static setting is set) thinking
12
13 there is a nic fallback option where the net scripts will run ifconfig on the
14 interface with a pre-determined IP if dhcp fails (for any reason)
15
16 > so either make /etc/init.d/net.ethx check for a dhcp client present before
17 > trying to use it and WARN the user if not
18 > (when you are on it, you could also add support to some other dhcp clients
19 > and introduce VIRTUAL/dhcpc)
20
21 this i think is easily doable ... please file a bug for us ?
22
23 > or make dhcpcd an rdepent in the baselayout ebuild
24 > (it actually IS a runtime dependency right now the way those init scripts
25 > are written)
26
27 and so IS iproute2, rp-pppoe, pump, udhcpc, etc...
28 you suggesting we add all of these to RDEPEND ?
29 -mike
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