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