On 14.1.2014 22:28, Fernando de Oliveira wrote: > Em 14-01-2014 18:14, Armin K. escreveu: >> On 14.1.2014 22:01, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >>> We removed inetutils from BLFS some time ago. I have been looking at >>> the new inetutils for LFS and note that it installs ifconfig if not >>> disabled (we do disable it). The other place for ifconfig is net-tools >>> and that package seems to be unmaintained (We install CVS_20101030 in BLFS). >>> >>> We can install ifconfig in LFS in inetutils by adding one line: >>> >>> #define PATH_PROCNET_DEV "/proc/net/dev" to ifconfig/system/linux.c. >>> >>> I'm inclined to do this because the output format of ifconfig is useful >>> and it makes the version of ifconfig the maintained instance. >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> -- Bruce >>> >> >> ifconfig is deprecated anyways. I doubt it can be said that it is >> maintained just because new versions of inetutils are released often >> than net-tools, especially since inetutils contains more than just ifconfig. >> >> net-utils are required for virtuoso in BLFS, but other than that, I see >> no use for it. ip can already do everything ifconfig does and more. >> > > I like to use ifconfig. Have to run a manpage to get about the same with > ip, have done in some situations. Please, do not ask which info, I > cannot remember, now. Only remember that when I need some specific info > when installing new systems, I really use it, and am very busy in the > install to try avoiding using any manpages, particularly the one for ip. > I guess this is one of the places in my memory where I am irreparably > deprecated myself. :-) >
I didn't ask about removing it. net-tools version still works for you, right? netstat is other of the utils from net-tools I find handy and can't find a replacement for. If anyone else knows of a tool that works similar, please speak! -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
