From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 3 12:15:41 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 179041065670; Sun, 3 Jun 2012 12:15:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net) Received: from mx1.sbone.de (mx1.sbone.de [IPv6:2a01:4f8:130:3ffc::401:25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 917C48FC17; Sun, 3 Jun 2012 12:15:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.sbone.de (mail.sbone.de [IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:587]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.sbone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3AF4125D3A9E; Sun, 3 Jun 2012 12:15:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from content-filter.sbone.de (content-filter.sbone.de [IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:2742]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.sbone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3A02DBE7518; Sun, 3 Jun 2012 12:15:38 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at sbone.de Received: from mail.sbone.de ([IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:587]) by content-filter.sbone.de (content-filter.sbone.de [fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:2742]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id pqQ8oH8aeNOY; Sun, 3 Jun 2012 12:15:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from orange-en1.sbone.de (orange-en1.sbone.de [IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31:cabc:c8ff:fecf:e8e3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.sbone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D20B7BE7517; Sun, 3 Jun 2012 12:15:36 +0000 (UTC) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" In-Reply-To: <4FCAEDBC.7080602@freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 12:15:35 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <9D90684A-84DA-436F-BF38-F07EC4394863@lists.zabbadoz.net> References: <4FCA36F6.8040308@freebsd.org> <57EDF758-FF3F-4BA5-B44E-398846B92925@lists.zabbadoz.net> <4FCAEDBC.7080602@freebsd.org> To: darrenr@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/102701 - ifconfig xx0 inet6 delete always fails X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:15:41 -0000 On 3. Jun 2012, at 04:53 , Darren Reed wrote: > On 3/06/2012 5:11 AM, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: >> >> On 2. Jun 2012, at 15:53 , Darren Reed wrote: >> ... >> Parameters go last as clearly stated in the beginning of the man page and >> that works well: >> >> root@lion3:/home/test # ifconfig lo0 inet6 2001:db8:ffff::ffff/128 alias >> root@lion3:/home/test # ifconfig lo0 inet6 2001:db8:ffff::ffff/128 delete >> root@lion3:/home/test # >> >> >> The fact that for inet you could give it in the beginning and other minor >> things leniently allowed have caused a lot of trouble the last years. > > This also works: > > ifconfig lo0 inet6 alias 2001:db8:ffff::ffff/128 > > ... so it seems strange for delete to not also work like that. Hmm, that wasn't supposed to work either for v6. *grml* > Anyway, if the current behaviour isn't a bug and that PR won't be > fixed (or the patch won't be applied) then someone should close it > out. It is. It says State: closed when I look it up. /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do!