Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:10:01 -0800 (PST) From: lumpy <lumpy@the.whole.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/34392: rc.network patch to allow ifconfig aliases to change without renumbering them all Message-ID: <200201290210.g0T2A1m08047@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/34392; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: lumpy <lumpy@the.whole.net>
To: Ian Dowse <iedowse@maths.tcd.ie>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: conf/34392: rc.network patch to allow ifconfig aliases to change
without renumbering them all
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 21:01:12 -0500 (EST)
Very cool -- hope it gets in soon :)
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Ian Dowse wrote:
> In message <200201282353.g0SNrKC07661@the.whole.net>, The Lumpy One writes:
> >
> > The manpage for rc.conf describes this functionality and the
> > script chunk replaced by this patch will clearly function this
> > way.
>
> >> for alias in `set|awk -F= '(/^ifconfig_'${ifn}'_alias/){print $
>
> This can't be used, becaues awk is in /usr/bin, and /usr may not
> be available at this time (e.g. on diskless systems with an NFS
> /usr).
>
> But see conf/21695:
>
> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=21695
>
> It describes exactly the same problem, and I proposed a version of
> your idea that avoids the use of awk by using sh builtins only.
>
> Ian
>
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