On Monday 12 February 2007 11:57 pm, Oliver Fromme wrote: > Kevin Way wrote: > > Oliver Fromme wrote: > > > But you called it "confusing". That's just your personal > > > perception. It doesn't mean it is confusing to everybody. > > > > If asked what -alias does, would you really reply "it removes the > > primary IP, > > while leaving the alias?" Be honest here. > > No, I wouldn't answer that, because there is no such thing > as a primary IP. All IPs on an interface are equal. The > term alias exists only for historical reasons, and it's > clearly becoming obsolete. > > If asked what "-alias" does, I would reply that it is an > alias for "delete" or "remove", which removes an IP address > from an interface. According to the docs, the IP address > to be removed must be specified. The docs don't mention > what happens if none is specified, so the behaviour is > undefined and should not be relied on. It just happens
[insert tongue into cheek] Hmmm, so if the behaviour is undefined, and should not be relied upon, why is everyone arguing to keep it as they rely upon it? :) If no one should be relying upon this undefined behaviour, then why not fix it and make it reliable? -- Freddie Cash [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
