On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 06:46:27PM +0200, Gleb Kurtsou wrote: G> > I wouldn't claim compatibility for the commands that didn't work very well. G> > I won't also name Linux, since these commands predate the Linux itself. G> G> I meant that SIOCSIFADDR is default (if not the only) way to set G> interface address on linux.
If this is true, then I am almost sure that their SIOCSIFADDR is not the command I have removed, but something similar to our SIOCAIFADDR. Our SIOCSIFADDR added a classful prefix on the interface. G> > Do you use them? Or do you know software that use them? G> G> I do and I've seen other examples of using SIOCSIF*ADDR with BSD G> specific tweaks. Although I must admit that nowadays the most common way G> of configuring interface is to call /sbin/ifconfig. Where did you see that examples? In the "TCP/IP Illustrated"? G> It's not a big deal for me, I have no problem with replacing them on G> FreeBSD. FreeBSD is not even officially supported platform for the G> product and I build/test on FreeBSD solely for the purpose of avoiding G> linuxisms and platform specific behaviour. Let's hope it won't break for G> somebody else :) I'm pretty sure it will not break anyone, except for people still living in Internet with classdful addressing. Do you know any? -- Totus tuus, Glebius. _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
