On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 12:45 AM, J.C. Roberts <list-...@designtools.org> wrote: > > Floor, > > ifconfig is a constantly moving target. For example, if you look at the > 'current' web page (http://www.openbsd.org/faq/current.html) you'll see > two syntax changes in the last six months.
I've noticed this a few times with 'ifconfig <if> chan'. > > The best you can do in a situation like this is use an exec/system call > from your chosen language (sh, perl, python, ...), and remember to read > the new man page and test your code on each new release. I was hoping to avoid parsing ifconfig output precisely because it's a moving target. Using ifconfig.c isn't the best solution either. I can't just include the file and copy/pasting portions of the code is bad for maintainability. I guess I'll start with some quick 'n dirty ifconfig parsing until I have a clear picture of what I want. > > -- > J.C. Roberts > Thanks, Floor -- Floor Terra <flo...@gmail.com> www: http://brobding.mine.nu/
