On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Thomas Bächler
Am 09.05.2012 13:16, schrieb Geert Hendrickx:
Hi,
What is the status of netcfg 2.8.x? When will it hit [core] ?
I have been using it succesfully on my workstation and on two VPS (static IPv4 + IPv6 profiles).
Geert
Jouke, should we move it? In general, if you want the package to move to core, you need to notify a developer, as you can't move it yourself.
The latest version is in testing for no more than five days now. I sent a mail regarding the move to core: http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-projects/2012-April/002765.html Not much has happened since and I am quite confident in the state of the code. Some things are a bit hacky still, but it shouldn't be worse than it has always been. The main issue at the moment is the wiki. I am not against moving to core by the end of the week. The move should be paired with an announcement on the frontpage. Currently the best text I have for this announcement is included below this mail (the last sentence is new), but suggestions are welcome. Take care, - Jouke ---suggested frontpage announcement------ netcfg 2.8.2 release === netcfg 2.8.2 has been moved to [core]. It has been six months since netcfg had an update, so it accumulated quite some changes. Here is a shortlist. - Configuration has moved out of 'rc.conf'. Please move your configuration to '/etc/conf.d/netcfg'. - Connection types ending in '-old', '-dbus' and '-iproute' are discontinued. Remove the suffix if you still have it: you didn't need it. - Systemd is now supported for single profile, multiple profile, automatic wired and automatic wireless connections. - For your basic wifi needs, you can now use the bundled 'wifi-menu' tool. It is a dialog based connection aid inspired by wifi-select. - Disconnecting an interface is no longer done through '-i'. The new parameter is '-D'. Reconnecting an interface is possible through '-R'. - There is a new connection type: PPPoE. The full changelog is at http://projects.archlinux.org/netcfg.git/tree/NEWS?id=2.8.2. Help is needed to rewrite the wiki!