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Re: [bug-inetutils] 1.9.3 regression: ifconfig called without any option
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Mats Erik Andersson |
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Re: [bug-inetutils] 1.9.3 regression: ifconfig called without any option doesn't show status of all interfaces |
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Thu, 14 May 2015 00:43:10 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) |
Wednesday den 13 May 2015 klockan 11:34 skrev Juergen Daubert detta:
> Hello,
>
> thanks for the new release 1.9.3 of inetutils, however I've found a
> regression with ifconfig.
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> Until version 1.9.2 ifconfig called without any commandline options
> shows the settings of all available interfaces, which is the same as
> using the --all option.
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> $:~> /sbin/ifconfig --version | head -n1
> ifconfig (GNU inetutils) 1.9.3
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> $:~> /sbin/ifconfig
> $:~>
Interesting discovery. The regression arose in commit 5f8a021b,
"ifconfig: Allow flags richer than 16 bits". It is a priori not
obvious why the observed side effect emerges.
Best regards,
Mats Erik Andersson