Hi Patrik, > > Package: wpasupplicant > Version: 1.0-3 > > wpa_supplicant doesn't enable Access Point mode compile-time > configuration option anymore. The debian/changelog file says AP mode was > enabled in version 0.7.3-1, but doesn't mention the feature being > intentionally disabled after that. > > Access point mode is needed by ConnMan to enable tethering over WiFi. It > is also needed by any other network management software, e.g. > NetworkManager, which intends to support tethering over WiFi. Thus it > would be nice to have it enabled by default.
It looks like we mucked up here when updating from 0.7 -> 1.0 the build configuration was overhauled. I think that the fact that upstream defconfig omits CONFIG_AP tricked us into leaving it out. This creates an untimely problem though, this may not be a category of bug which qualifies for release team exception at this very late time in the release cycle. > > Here is a patch to re-enable AP mode: > > > diff -ru a/debian/config/wpasupplicant/kfreebsd > b/debian/config/wpasupplicant/kfreebsd > --- wpa-1.0_old/debian/config/wpasupplicant/kfreebsd 2012-10-08 > 19:32:27.000000000 +0300 > +++ wpa-1.0_new/debian/config/wpasupplicant/kfreebsd 2012-10-15 > 12:51:21.735613929 +0300 > @@ -469,3 +469,6 @@ > > # XXX: Debian #650834 > CONFIG_BGSCAN_SIMPLE=y > + > +# Enable access point mode > +CONFIG_AP=Y > diff -ru a/debian/config/wpasupplicant/linux > b/debian/config/wpasupplicant/linux > --- wpa-1.0_old/debian/config/wpasupplicant/linux 2012-10-08 > 19:32:27.000000000 +0300 > +++ wpa-1.0_new/debian/config/wpasupplicant/linux 2012-10-15 > 12:50:44.977185881 +0300 > @@ -468,3 +468,6 @@ > > # XXX: Debian #650834 > CONFIG_BGSCAN_SIMPLE=y > + > +# Enable access point mode > +CONFIG_AP=Y > > > With the above configuration change, AP mode support is restored. I > don't know whether the same configuration switch is to be applied for > the udebs or not. No they should not, not a feature that the installer would be interested in. Thanks, Kel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
