[arch-dev-public] [patch] remove netcfg from initscripts

[Roman Kyrylych]

2007/12/12, James Rayner <iphitus at gmail.com>:
> On Wed, December 12, 2007 16:28, Aaron Griffin wrote:
> > On Nov 9, 2007 8:38 PM, James Rayner <iphitus at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sat, November 10, 2007 12:29, Aaron Griffin wrote:
> >> > On Nov 9, 2007 6:45 PM, James Rayner <iphitus at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> On Sat, November 10, 2007 10:11, James Rayner wrote:
> >> >> > http://src.iphitus.org/netcfg-release/initscripts-netcfg2.diff
> >> >> > Removes netcfg2 from the current initscripts.
> >> >>
> >> >> missed something in rc.conf, use this patch instead.
> >> >> http://src.iphitus.org/netcfg-release/initscripts-netcfg2-2.diff
> >> >
> >> > Would it be possible to get this in git-format-patch syntax? This way
> >> > we maintain your authorship and description of the diff in one nice
> >> > little package.
> >> >
> >> > I can apply it as is, if that's a problem - but git-format-patch is
> >> > soo much cooler. Take a look at Dan's "pacman workflow" on
> >> > toofishes.net if you want a rundown.
> >>
> >> done.
> >> http://src.iphitus.org/netcfg-release/0001-Removing-netcfg-from-initscripts.patch
> >>
> >> I think it might be better to depends rather than merge. It'd probably
> >> be
> >> easer to maintain them separately.
> >
> > I'm way behind here. This is merged on my local working branch
> > (code.phraktured.net). I'm going to pull in a few more initscripts
> > patches, then push to master and release a new package.
> >
> > That package will depend on netcfg
>
> one kinda catch I just realised. netcfg2 depends on wireless_tools,
> wpa_supplicant -- so effectively that'd be making them a dep of
> initscripts. Some won't like that.

I definetely won't like that.
Can't we script our rc.sysinit so it won't call netcfg2 if it's not found?
And make it optional dependency of initscripts.

-- 
Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)