Re: [gentoo-dev] openrc-0.5.1 arrived in the tree

[William Hubbs <williamh@gentoo.org>]

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On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 11:53:37AM +0200, Branko Badrljica wrote:
> Joshua Saddler wrote:
> > On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 19:57:07 +0200
> > Matthias Schwarzott <zzam@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Hi there!
> >>
> >> As some of you have waited long for this to happen, sys-apps/openrc-0.5.1 is 
> >> there. It has a default enabled (eapi-1) useflag oldnet to install the 
> >> old-style network scripts called net.*.
> >> Regardless of this use-flag, the new init-script /etc/init.d/network is
> >> always installed.
> >>
> >> For transition to new-style network script there is something todo I think.
> >> Unordered list of todos:
> >> * hotplug? at least udev does explicitly call in net.* scripts
> >> * New systems should get old or new scripts?
> >> * does new scripts already can do all that was possible with net.* ?
> >>
> >> So far I hope the update does not break any system.
> >> In case this happens nevertheless open a bug as usual.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Matthias
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > As long as this new version is ~arch (and not hardmasked), you also need to send some documentation updates for http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/openrc-migration.xml; patches to bugs.gentoo.org, Documentation product. This way we in the GDP can take care of keeping the guide up-to-date. Thanks.
> >   
> I've just updated the system and it installed openrc-0.5.1. After reboot 
> I have noticed that none of my network interfaces were configured ( 
> lo,eth0). If it wasn't for this mail, it'd take a headache or two to 
> figure out that init. script is new.
> 
> But I still don't have a clue how to use it. I have started it, but it 
> dd not seem to do anything. I thought that it would probably take 
> settings from /etc/conf.d/net, but that doesn't seem to be the case, 
> ande there is no other config in sight.
> 
> Also, neither on gentoo.org or on roy.maples.name seem to be anything 
> resembling documentation...
 
I reemerged it and rebooted here fine.  I have one network card with a
static ip (I'm behind a router), and once I emerged openrc-0.5.1, ran
through etc-update and made sure all of the new scripts were in place,
I rebooted and my old network configuration was fine.

-- 
William Hubbs
gentoo accessibility team lead
williamh@gentoo.org

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