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On 09/05/2014 13:34, William Hubbs wrote: |
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> All, |
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> there is a bug open requesting that we add sys-apps/iproute2 to the |
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> system set [1]. Originally the request was to drop net-tools, but it has |
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> become just adding iproute2. |
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> If no one objects, I would like to do this sometime in the next 72 |
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> hours by adding sys-apps/iproute2 to profiles/default/linux/packages. |
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> Thoughts? |
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> William |
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> [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/189149 |
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I questioned on the original bug on net-tools vs iproute2, because netstat |
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and ss each support different protocol families, and so compliment each |
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other instead of replace. The same might not hold true for other components |
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of each package. |
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That said, the thread had deviated towards discussion on the makeup of the |
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@system set in general, so let's rename the thread (or at least fork() it). |
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IMHO, I think @system should maintain at least one editor and include some |
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kind of networking diagnostic package. Even on the slower archs like MIPS, |
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building either net-tools or iproute2 isn't asking a whole lot. Faster |
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archs even less so. As far as editor, nano is my preference because it just |
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works for quick edits, but an argument can be made for swapping that out |
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with a minimal vim (which doesn't require ncurses). |
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Joshua Kinard |
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Gentoo/MIPS |
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kumba@g.o |
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4096R/D25D95E3 2011-03-28 |
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"The past tempts us, the present confuses us, the future frightens us. And |
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our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast, terrible in-between." |
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--Emperor Turhan, Centauri Republic |
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