Re: [gentoo-dev] openrc 0.12 - netifrc/newnet mix-up

[Alexander V Vershilov <alexander.vershilov@gmail.com>]

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On Dec 3, 2013 1:24 AM, "Ian Stakenvicius" <axs@gentoo.org> wrote:
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> On 02/12/13 04:19 PM, Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina wrote:
> > On 12/02/2013 03:28 PM, William Hubbs wrote: [...]
> >> Also, the other message in this thread is correct; the netifrc
> >> use flag is temporary.
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> >> I originally planned to release openrc-0.12.x along with a
> >> newsitem that instructed you to emerge the netifrc package if you
> >> want the legacy network stack, but some users/devs felt that
> >> Ishould go further to make sure netifrc remains installed on
> >> their systems.
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> > As one of those devs, I feel now may be a good time to ask.... What
> > are we doing about this?  In my opinion, anyone removing net
> > support from the stage3's should be killed with fire.  That said, I
> > don't care if it's netifrc or whatever as long as it is properly
> > documented and actually usable.
> >
> > Thoughts on how we move forward?
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> > Thanks, Zero
> >
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> Well, part of this conversation needs to be, what is the default
> networking stack that we want to have in gentoo?  IMO that should
> remain netifrc but that's just my personal opinion.

I personally like netifrc default but there is no good way to use it as
default we will need to keep use flag arbitrary long or add netifrc to
@system but it will return us back to the problems of users who doesn't
want to have netifrc on their systems. And with the rise of systems and NM
the number of such users will grow. Anyway I'd like to see base system herd
vote.
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> After deciding that, I expect we should decide how to include it.  My
> guess would be, since for whatever reason we don't want netifrc as
> part of @system or a dep of baselayout-2 or anything like that, we'd
> need to add it to the special releng include list?
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