On 2011-10-18, Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2011-10-18, YoYo Siska <y...@gl.ksp.sk> wrote: > >> From /usr/share/doc/openrc-0.7.0/net.example: >> >> ############################################################################## >> # INTERFACE HANDLERS >> # >> # We provide two interface handlers presently: ifconfig and iproute2. >> # You need one of these to do any kind of network configuration. >> # For ifconfig support, emerge sys-apps/net-tools >> # For iproute2 support, emerge sys-apps/iproute2 >> >> # If you don't specify an interface then we prefer iproute2 if it's installed >> # To prefer ifconfig over iproute2 >> #modules="ifconfig" > > Apparenty the handbook is out of date. > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=4&chap=3 > > 3.b. Interface Handlers > > We provide two interface handlers presently: ifconfig and iproute2. > You need one of these to do any kind of network configuration. > > ifconfig is the current Gentoo default and it's included in the > system profile. iproute2 is a more powerful and flexible package, > but it's not included by default. >
Done. After re-reading those paragraphs a couple times, I've concluded that the authors are talking about what is _installed_ by default, not what is _used_ by default. In my bug report I've suggested that both be explained. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Make me look like at LINDA RONSTADT again!! gmail.com