Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:02:08 +0200 From: Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is INET6 a required option these days? (kernel build failure) Message-ID: <08504d33-6fa1-435d-a92d-8b463a7f8b07@netfence.it> In-Reply-To: <ZvljLFZDO8lNk9qy@int21h> References: <4E5CBF78-A9AC-4D1C-9D81-CB379C408468@FreeBSD.org> <01A54634-1A79-4B52-96C4-88253725910C@freebsd.org> <20240929161301.2cea8a36@ernst.home> <ZvljLFZDO8lNk9qy@int21h>
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On 9/29/24 16:24, void wrote: > On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 02:13:01PM +0000, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > >> I personally have been using a customized kernel configuration file for >> 25 years or more and I have no intention of changing it. >> >> Just because INET6 shows up in all the boilerplate config files doesn't >> change the fact that INET6 is still an option. > > I've always thought inet6 stuff was needed by some internal processes > even if not explicitly enabled. i tried ages ago disabling it all and > various > things broke inexplicably I agree with Gary. I too have been running for the past 25 years with INET6 disabled and never experienced any trouble that could possibly or remotely be caused by this. bye av.home | help
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