Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] iproute2 to base

[2012-10-16 10:41:09 -0500] Leonid Isaev:

I fully support having netcfg in base (and as a default network backend in arch) because it is far better than the alternatives :) I don't think that wpa_supplicant/crda belongs in base (for instance routers don't need wpa_supplicant but may require hostapd), but iw (and iproute2) definitely has to go there as it provides some hardware management capabilities.

Since routers do not need netcfg any more than they do wpa_supplicant, with your reasoning, it should not be in base either... If we stick to the definition that the base group should contain everything needed too boot up a minimal system and connect it to the network, then I do not see how you can consider wpa_supplicant optional. -- Gaetan