Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 01:20:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/12984: No dhclient support in /etc/rc* (fwd) Message-ID: <199908120820.BAA51530@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/12984; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Cc: Subject: Re: conf/12984: No dhclient support in /etc/rc* (fwd) Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 10:13:27 +0200 (MET DST) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 11 Aug 1999 14:41:38 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it> Subject: Re: conf/12984: No dhclient support in /etc/rc* Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it> writes: > > with a start_if script. I'd suggest calling the new rc.conf variable > > something like dhcpc_program, instead of just dhcp_program, to avoid > > confusion with a possible future DHCP server program variable. > > Making rc.conf depend on the version or make of the program is a bad > idea. Specifying it at all is a bad thing as we have a dhcp client in > the base distribution, so that should be used. I'm not completely sure I understand the point of the first sentence, but I don't see why this is any different than lpd, sendmail, portmap, bind, and so on. Given that there *are* alternatives, making it possible to use them through the same mechanism as the system's "stock" program seems quite reasonable. - Lowell To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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