Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:59:04 -0800 From: Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> To: Eygene Ryabinkin <rea@freebsd.org> Cc: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com>, d@delphij.net, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, freebsd-rc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Annoying ERROR: 'wlan0' is not a DHCP-enabled interface Message-ID: <4EC6C718.40607@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <AqqRJb8/Ld6FNBZt5zDrNtSYTj8@YnbH/K3/Y1Z96RV2jTofcGuSPJI> References: <4EB6693F.2020102@delphij.net> <4EB71580.20507@FreeBSD.org> <4EB72290.8030104@delphij.net> <Snqh5lmyPm2YvkGpN1vSomauXwU@g5jH1yj%2BTnAiSdLOy3xs5Jutvhc> <4EC6C247.6040807@delphij.net> <CAGH67wRGqkJByQyOWTYwzCE5rHtSQVYMQq=AA_r9QX5GM0A4PA@mail.gmail.com> <AqqRJb8/Ld6FNBZt5zDrNtSYTj8@YnbH/K3/Y1Z96RV2jTofcGuSPJI>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 11/18/11 12:50, Eygene Ryabinkin wrote: > Garrett, good day. > > Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 12:42:27PM -0800, Garrett Cooper wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> >> wrote: >>> Is there any counter reasoning about "having an interface >>> marked as non-DHCP is not an error"? I'm still not convinced >>> with the benefit of having it show an error message. >> >> +1. I consider this to be debug noise. > > Well, what about the silent output from 'cc -o test test.c' when > you have no file test.c or the compiler is absent? It is the same > thing (as I see it) and in this case will you expect that the > binary 'test' will be compiled and ready for use or not? I will, > but this can be my personal delusion. I don't think this is a valid argument to my reasoning... In this specific case, having test.c absent is an error, while in the rc.d/dhclient case, having an interface without DHCP configuration is a perfectly fine one, and worked fine in the past... Cheers, - -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> https://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! Live free or die -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJOxscYAAoJEATO+BI/yjfBxDUIAJrIMkkekSqOEoAyFT9u3FvC hi9D7Ivrr7lTDHs9E/pZUj/Bl2ftbGp6OjySUbK2HJdsvTr1CWjpbudcru5JfE73 A+2F5kMdVVCk65otqcryo5wLzwb82rDRFQzwyFZIYLHLNn7MYiZWkq//YfzKYqbk O3D+VGTIAM8wfIZsYuBuUaALGfyJkEMlCH1+QAdOiHL8zUPr4gZvZLTC1YuTU6ha r+HH6VnXT5gTk8Ll/vEfCrVkAZyss/MWJ/evh+96Z3wkkK8w00zJVfPwEfQMxISQ LlHF/BAxBIVhzLqesLiQ6AwSdg6pthJTAxhORPeH7JYdM6nC/VgnuUzS5gDA2dI= =l6xY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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