ifup dependency
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Mon Sep 26 15:13:46 UTC 2016
>>>>> "Denys" == Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux at googlemail.com> writes:
Hi,
>> > No it should not. It's perfectly fine to use another run-parts. The
>> > help-text should mention that any run-parts has to be installed
>> > though.
>>
>> True.
> It's already in the help since about 2003:
> config IFUPDOWN
> bool "ifupdown"
> default y
> help
> Activate or deactivate the specified interfaces. This applet makes
> use of either "ifconfig" and "route" or the "ip" command to actually
> configure network interfaces. Therefore, you will probably also want
> to enable either IFCONFIG and ROUTE, or enable
> FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP and the various IP options.
> Of course you could use non-busybox versions of these programs, so
> against my better judgement (since this will surely result in plenty
> of support questions on the mailing list), I do not force you to
> enable these additional options. It is up to you to supply either
> "ifconfig", "route" and "run-parts" or the "ip" command, either
> via busybox or via standalone utilities.
heh, indeed.
> It's possible to add that sometimes udhcpc, bootpc, pon, poff,
> start-stop-daemon, wvdial, and run-parts can be used,
> but the list gets somewhat unwieldy.
yes, keeping it like this is imho ok.
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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