Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: *_iface variables in openrc network scripts

[William Hubbs]

Hi Jorge,

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 11:49:22PM +0000, Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto wrote:
> On 12-05-2011 14:34, William Hubbs wrote:
> > I'm not sure I follow. would you rather keep the config_* variable?
>
> I think we should try to keep them.
>
> > If so, how do you feel about requiring the syntax of the variable to
> > match the tool you are using?
>
> That's exactly what I meant.
> By choosing the module one would get tied to its syntax. That should
> make it simpler to parse the data.

Ok, cool, this was actually my first choice, but I wasn't sure how it
would go over.

> I would also suggest making the
> declaration of modules mandatory or for you to pick a default tool to be
> used when someone doesn't declare modules.

We already do this. iproute2 is preferred if you have it installed;
otherwise ifconfig is used.

I believe the order of preference is discussed in the net.example file.

The only time you really need the modules= or modules_iface= lines is if
you want to force a specific module to be preferred for an interface.

William