The only one unclear case is 4 (+netifrc +newnet) in this case stack that
is used is set by enabling required stack by rc-update. Case 3 means that
openrc doesn't provide default network stack and it's up to user which
stack to use (e.g. NM), so no problem here.
Also +netifrc flag is temporal to make update path clean and it may be
removed in future.
 On Dec 1, 2013 2:20 PM, "Alessandro DE LAURENZIS" <just22.adl@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've just upgraded to the latest openrc version; I was aware of the
> netifrc USE flag introduction
> (http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/gentoo/user/275748). But so far
> the presence of the newnet flag was actually a "switch" between the old
> and the new network stack, given that one of the two should (must?) be
> added in any case.
> Now the presence of both netifrc and newnet could make a bit of
> confusion, particularly from a user perspective. We have of course 4
> cases; two of them are clear:
> 1) netifrc -newnet: "legacy" network stack;
> 2) -netifrc newnet: "new" network stack.
>
> The other two cases need a clarification:
> 3) -netifrc -newnet: no network stack?!?
> 4) netifrc newnet: ???
>
> This should be definitely documented somewhere (I didn't find anything).
>
> And, the last question: what's the point to have two flags instead the
> good old one?
>
> Thanks for any clarification.
>
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