From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-dev] deprecating libnet-1.0.x (it's about time)
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:56:50 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200308191656.50226.vapier@gentoo.org> (raw)
libnet-1.0.x has been deprecated for sometime (well, since 1.1.x has been
releeased), but we still were using libnet-1.0.x as the only libnet in
portage ... reason being that many (well the majority) of apps that use
libnet use libnet-1.0 ...
unfortunately, 1.0.x and 1.1.x are not API compatible ...
i just released a short time ago libnet versions that SLOT into 1.0 and 1.1
... right now, libnet-1.0 occupies the 'default' position (libnet.a,
libnet.h, libnet-config, etc...) while libnet-1.1 occupies libnet-1.1.a and
libnet-1.1.h ... i would like to switch that around and patch all the apps
that use libnet-1.0.x to point to the 'old' libnet location (-lnet becomes
-lnet-1.0, libnet-config becomes libnet-1.0-config, etc...) ...
the benefits (for those who havent caught on yet):
rather than constantly maintaining patches for new apps that use 1.1, we only
have to patch once (see below) for the 1.0 apps
the good news !
first: libnet is a static library, thus all your install apps will not be
affected :D
second: if a libnet app tries to link against the wrong libnet, you *will*
know :) they bomb out with some sweet compile/linker errors
third: ive already made the ebuilds to put libnet-1.0.x into the 'deprecated'
position and to put libnet-1.1.x into the 'regular' position
fourth: ive already made the patches against all libnet-1.0.x apps in portage
:D
fifth: umm, it's a good thing
the bad news !
well, none really ... but if you help maintain any of the following apps i'd
like to hear about it since ive got a patch for your source:
net-analyzer/angst
net-analyzer/arping (has 1.0 and 1.1 version)
net-analyzer/dsniff
net-analyzer/egressor
net-analyzer/hogwash (this needs a lot of work ...)
net-analyzer/isic
net-analyzer/paketto (well not really, it uses a bundled libnet)
net-analyzer/snort (has 1.0 and 1.1 version)
net-analyzer/tcptraceroute
net-analyzer/zodiac
net-dns/dnshijacker
net-libs/libnids (this is SLOT-ed now too since it works with 1.0 and 1.1)
net-libs/libnet
net-misc/nemesis
net-misc/rarpd
sys-cluster/heartbeat
i'd like to roll these changes into ~ (and well, afaik, all i gotta do is
commit these ebuilds in my local portdir) soon
feedback is welcome :)
-mike
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-08-19 20:56 Mike Frysinger [this message]
2003-08-19 21:12 ` [gentoo-dev] deprecating libnet-1.0.x (it's about time) Brian Jackson
2003-08-19 22:19 ` Ned Ludd
2003-08-19 22:35 ` Mike Frysinger
2003-08-21 5:21 ` [gentoo-dev] libnet-1.0.x is now deprecated in unstable Mike Frysinger
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