Updated FAI 3.3.5 packages for Ubuntu Lucid

[Stephan Hermann]

Moins,

On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:57:14 +0200
Michael Prokop <mika at grml.org> wrote:

> * Stephan Hermann <sh at sourcecode.de> [Mon Sep 13, 2010 at 02:42:42PM
> +0200]:
> > On Tuesday, August 17, 2010 12:36:31 pm Michael Prokop wrote:
> 
> > > Sure. But just complaining doesn't help anyone.
> 
> > > If neither
> > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=36;filename=0001-ipconfig-
> > > fix-infinite-loop.patch;att=1;bug=552554 nor
> > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=41;filename=0001-ipconfig-
> > > differentiate-between-error-and-non-DHCP-B.patch;att=1;bug=552554
> > > address your issue (both from #552554) you should consider
> > > reporting your problem at least against klibc-utils with as much
> > > details as available so someone can reproduce and work on the
> > > issue.
> 
> > Well, klibc upstream knows exactly how bad ipconfig is.
> > The question I'm raising is:
> 
> > We could be able to replace ipconfig from klibc with something
> > better suited, like udhcpclient or whatever small footprintish dhcp
> > client.
> 
> > I think that's much better then to fight around with ipconfig.
> 
> Well, right now we're in the freeze stage of squeeze and whatever
> different dhcp client alternative could be an option, besides having
> to proberly rewrite several lines of code inside the initramfs
> scripts (don't forget the scripts that aren't part of
> initramfs-tools itself) the switch might (and very probably would)
> bring up new problems and behaviour changes. That's nothing I can
> propose until squeeze is out.

I think the best approach is to work together with all parties who are
using initramfs-tools / initramfs-live-foo. I think there are more
distros out there which are using klibcs ipconfig.

IMHO it's more a foundations topic...


Regards,

\sh