udhcpc causes system rebooting

[Rob Landley]

On Saturday 06 February 2010 16:04:47 Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> > [root at netradio /]# udhcpc -f -vvv -i eth0 -s /bin/udhcpc.script
> > version 1.13.3
>
> This reply is wrong. Much better reply would be:
>
>
> "I tried -vvv and looks like my 1.13.3 does not support -v:
>
> # udhcpc -f -vvv -i eth0 -s /bin/udhcpc.script
> udhcpc: invalid option -- v
> BusyBox v1.13.3 (2010-01-26 07:47:42 CET) multi-call binary.
>
> Usage: udhcpc [-Cfbnqtvo] [-c CID] [-V VCLS] [-H HOSTNAME] [-i INTERFACE]
>         [-p pidfile] [-r IP] [-s script] [-O dhcp-option]...
> ...
>
> I will build 1.15.3 and try with it"
>
>
> Similarly, "My computer reboots" is not exactly a full explanation.
> Does it start normal shutdown with messages "Sending TERM" and such,
> or does it just reboots at once - BOOM?

Isn't there a howto properly report bugs out there?  (I vaguely recall Eric 
Raymond writing such a thing years ago.  Possibly the FAQ should link to it.  
Might reduce stress on the maintainer. :)

Rob
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