Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:46:12 +0100 From: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> To: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> Cc: src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head <svn-src-head@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r368045 - in head: . etc/mtree rescue/rescue sbin sbin/ping sbin/ping/tests sbin/ping6 sbin/ping6/tests tools/build/mk Message-ID: <20201126164612.0177933dc84807f75bb50d10@bidouilliste.com> In-Reply-To: <CAOtMX2gCwXMFFy6t3CZdhN9e-xSFh=MQmG1cpDfjngpMRNgOhQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <202011260429.0AQ4TV2B023801@repo.freebsd.org> <20201126092704.f689ac823d6571ca0c98212a@bidouilliste.com> <CAOtMX2ijFz=hfN8RBABRJnhDckmKUmQV6JC9oghNRdBO_7Gnsg@mail.gmail.com> <20201126154931.093e7b5097480d18a01caaf7@bidouilliste.com> <CAOtMX2gCwXMFFy6t3CZdhN9e-xSFh=MQmG1cpDfjngpMRNgOhQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 26 Nov 2020 08:37:13 -0700 Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > > > > > I think you should add a LINKS=... here so people script which uses > > > > ping6 won't break (and of course adding support in the code to do ipv6 > > > > ping if progname is ping6 if this isn't the case). > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> > > > > > > > > > > Yes, that would make sense. But for how long? Would the ping6 hard link > > > stick around forever, or eventually be removed in some future version of > > > FreeBSD? > > > > I have no opinion on this matter. > > But since ping6 was present for a very long time I guess we're stuck > > with it for a long time too. > > > > Do you have an opinion on whether there should be a /rescue/ping6 link too? I'll be honest I don't use ipv6 at all, I've just noticed this problem when reading my morning email :) -- Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> <manu@freebsd.org>
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