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- Committer: Bazaar Package Importer
- Author(s): Adam Conrad
- Date: 2005-05-27 06:43:06 UTC
- mfrom: (2.1.1 sarge)
- Revision ID: james.westby@ubuntu.com-20050527064306-mmu0c9p8os37l3bq
Tags: 0.6.7ubuntu1
* Resynchronise with Debian, resolving merge conflicts.
* Remove the initscripts dependency, since we now use our own readlink.
* Remove the initscripts dependency, since we now use our own readlink.
- files added:
- .bzr-builddeb
- files removed:
- execution.pdf
- files modified:
- Makefile
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BUGS
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---- should be okay for 0.6.5 [even sarge] ----
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Easy/standalone:
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. #84697: ifupdown tarball unnecessarily large
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. #296273: ifupdown: [patch] Improve debian/rules targets to not
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build unnecessarily
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. #294970: ifupdown: makenwdep.sh output is garbled if /bin/sh is a
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POSIX sh like /bin/dash
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. #283649: ifupdown: [PATCH] cross build
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* #255222: wvdial pidfiles have non-FHS names
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* #84074: ifupdown: --force should work even when ifstate is not
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writable
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* #282740: ifupdown: Please keep dhclient's leases file in /var/lib/
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[unmerge from 246621]
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* #127786: ifup should wait for ppp interface to appear [also 287173]
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Vars for scripts:
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. #88946: please add --verbose for if.d scripts
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. #286155: please export hook name to environment
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Syntax:
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. #62633: netbase: Suggestion - rules for creating & destroying
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interfaces
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** #300987: Please allow passing of values via dhclient3's -e option
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Interface dependencies: [see 170030 log!]
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* #87862: Please handle virtual network devices
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* #101317: ifupdown: support for ifenslave bond0
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* #113230: please consider adding dependencies to interfaces
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* #193679: ifupdown: ifdown should bring down virtual interfaces
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before their "parent" interface
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* #265650: Wishlist: a "shared" kind of interface
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* #290406: ifupdown problem whith vlan devices
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* #112992: Please allow user cmds for "ifup A" to call "ifup B"
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* #170030: Please allow user cmds for "ifup A" to call "ifup B"
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* #244101: Please provide logical interface name to up/down commands
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[not really about its title at all]
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Hotplug issues:
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. #300937: Please add features for "first class" handling of hot
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plugged interfaces
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* #231197: Please prevent ifup A -> hotplug -> ifup A deadlock
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* #245028: /etc/init.d/ifupdown should run earlier in /etc/rcS.d/
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Other script enhancements:
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* #149395: Please add 'include' directive [also 159884]
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* #139383: ifupdown: No way to pass commandline options to mapping
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script [aslo 239150, 286332]
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* #154442: Provide intermediate interface name to nested mapper
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(or, in general, environment variables)
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---- 0.7 features ----
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Ifconfig-ish:
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* #111006: Support for pump's --win-client-ident feature
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* #143053: pptp interface support (patch)
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* #152479: Please add support for CIPE interfaces
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* #158089: GRE and IPIP tunnel support
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* #160571: slattach and ifup problem
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* #168776: ifupdown: Should accept more than one IPv6 address in
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/etc/network/interfaces
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* #176903: ifupdown doesn't support supersedes properly on DHCP
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interfaces
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* #181988: Bringing up arp-less interfaces
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* #196877: ifupdown: Please support passing additional arguments to
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pon
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* #204641: ifupdown: Please include zeroconf support
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* #205583: ifupdown: option to define an inet6 interface without
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address [also 266021]
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* #235993: New option "metric" for gateway routing metric
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* #246621: ifupdown: Please (optionally) stop DHCP clients in such a
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way that they do not relinquish leases
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* #247050: no txqueuelen setting
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* #256240: Please include standard way to set speed and duplex
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** #253472: ifupdown: dhclient stops running after cable modem
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connection outage
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** #263749: manual "ifdown" needed after DHCP_NAK brings down
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interface
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Include options in ifstate:
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* #81219: `ifdown -a' doesn't work if default route changed
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* #153222: Wish for ifstate documentation or a status command
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* #253628: Please allow /e/n/i to be modified while ifaces are up
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* #266175: Changing from dhcp to static IP: dhclient still running
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Update options/interface from "up" commands:
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* #83922: Pls furnish DHCP-client-assigned IPaddress to "up" scripts
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* #245642: ifupdown 0.7: Implement callback mechanism for ppp, dhcp,
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etc
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* #256233: ifupdown: Using environment variables in /e/n/i [well, related]
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Allow mapping to go from logical -> physical as well as reverse
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* #101728: Automatic detection of hardware interface
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* #182012: ifupdown 0.7: Implement detection of physical iface
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* #227283: Please implement a nameif(8)-like feature
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Selection of ifconfig/ip/pump/dhcpd:
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* #228380: ifupdown: Should be able to specify favoured DHCP client
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Unwind on Failure:
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* #246771: ifupdown: Failure to execute mapping script not reported
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* #286148: properly unwind ifup when up hook fails
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* #88945: please consider adding a possibility to abort
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initialization from an if.d script
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Hurd:
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* #296115: ifupdown: [patch] Port to non-linux
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Crazy:
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. #79683: /etc/network/interfaces hash '#' doesn't work at end of
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line
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* #119401: default gateway network route should be default to a host
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route
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* #150876: ifupdown: defn2c generalization
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* #154816: Please warn about unrecognized options
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* #170278: Suggestion: a configuration parsing utility
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* #255217: Please provide a way to override default configuration
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behavior
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* #275326: Please add a "fail" interface type, that aborts
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configuration. [crazy, but intriguing...]
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Reassign me:
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* #251559: ifupdown: Wrong broadcast address is calculated for
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aliased ifaces (but works correctly for physical iface)
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Example scripts:
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* #96727: [PATCH] default route should not be set when %gateway is
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specified [also, 152895]
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* #106798: ifupdown: More support for ip-package [unmerge with 87862]
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* #120382: ifupdown: ifup should (optionally) check for link before
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configuring the interface. [also 237155]
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* #191644: ifupdown: please add support for user-definable static
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routes
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* #192235: ifupdown: What goes up must be put down, so I wrote this
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little script.
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* #294044: ifupdown: Would be nice to set MTU even with DHCP
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interfaces
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* #296071: ifupdown: feature request: for inet interfaces, support
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config for diald / dial-on-demand
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* #300214: Wifi map script.
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NMU miscellania:
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* #150773: ifupdown: patches from NMU (0.6.4-4.1)
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* #151465: ifupdown: patches from NMU (0.6.4-4.2, 0.6.4-4.3)
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* #152893: ifupdown: patches from NMU (0.6.4-4.4)
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* #208726: ifupdown: patches from NMU (0.6.4-4.5)
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* #209006: patches from NMU (0.6.4-4.6)
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* #242314: Ifupdown: patches for NMU (0.6.4-4.7)
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* #263913: ifupdown: patches for NMU (0.6.4-4.9)
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* #266282: ifupdown: NMU patch from 0.6.4-4.9 to 0.6.4-4.10
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* #297762: ifupdown: NMU patch from 0.6.4-4.10 to 0.6.4-4.11
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NMU craziness...
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Critical bugs - fixed in NMU
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* #264134: Removes ifstate during boot, then fails to bring
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interfaces up because ifstate doesn't exist
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Grave bugs - fixed in NMU
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* #208811: ifupdown: Preinst fails if /etc/network absent
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Serious policy violations - fixed in NMU
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* #265165: ifupdown: postinst fails with: /etc/network/run/ifstate:
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No such file or directory
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Important bugs - fixed in NMU
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* #88947: please pass down method to if.d scripts
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* #105342: upgrade from potato makes unuseable interfaces file.
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* #297898: ifupdown: postinst fails: /etc/network/ifstate: no such
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file or directory
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* #299845: Typo in ifupdown.postinst may let the package in
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experimental unusable !
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Normal bugs - fixed in NMU
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* #82339: ifup: Don't mark eth1 "up" on failure
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* #83496: [patch] Swedish translation of ifupdown template file
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* #83542: german templates file [patch]
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* #83804: debconf french template file for ifupdown [patch]
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* #86895: [PATCH] ifupdown: mapping protocol not really documented
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* #94656: ifdown -a not deconfiguring all dhcp interfaces
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* #97782: ifupdown: inconsistency in if. state in case of error
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* #98448: Portuguese (pt_BR) templates file [patch]
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* #101204: ifupdown.dvi should depend on *.eps [patch]
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* #106878: ifupdown: modprobe 3c59x and network is brought up
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according to interfaces w/o auto
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* #107701: Polish template file for ifupdown package
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* #108876: [PATCH] add locking to ifup/down
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* #112652: russian templates file [ifipdown]
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* #113338: ifupdown: ifup marks an interface as configured even if
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pre-up commands fail
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* #122422: Debconf question asked at wrong time
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* #134006: [Marc.Herbert@ens-lyon.fr: interfaces.5.pre enhancement]
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* #138694: obscure description of "mapping" in interfaces(5)
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* #148666: ifup: Don't mark eth0 "up" on failure
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* #151932: ifupdown: ifdown -a; ifup -a
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* #152853: "[" gets too many arguments in preinst
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* #169194: ifupdown: ifup has bogus exit status when failing
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* #175679: Documentation doesn't match implementation of mappings
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* #178226: ifupdown: if*.d are not in the list of files
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* #196366: ifupdown: Can't use dhclient on more than one interface
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* #196865: Please stop dhclient3 such that it runs its hook script
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* #198841: ifupdown: ifdown brings down all pump enabled devices
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* #204468: ifupdown: ifup(8) should describe how to set mapping
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* #207388: ifupdown: dh_suidregister-is-obsolete
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* #224468: ifupdown: hw option not implemented correctly
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* #255228: postrm doesn't delete configuration files on purge
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* #258965: ifupdown: FTBFS with gcc-3.4: label at end of compound
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statement
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* #259609: ifupdown: ifdown -a does not turn off all interfaces in
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ifstate
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* #266479: postinst fails in pbuilder with : /etc/network/ifstate:
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Permission denied
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Minor bugs - fixed in NMU (29 bugs)
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* #81150: ifupdown: man page title
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* #86410: does hostname lookup when no service is running
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* #112012: please document initialization order for ifupdown -a
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* #114429: ifupdown: pump works also with 2.4.x kernels
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* #138403: interfaces(5): 'auto' takes physical iface names as args
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* #141634: ifupdown: missing documentation for /etc/network/if-up.d
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and friends
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* #150720: netbase: interfaces file should support all ifconfig
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options, including MTU
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* #156789: ifupdown: Document precedence of dhcp clients in
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interfaces(5)
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* #157698: ifupdown: man missing if-up.d, etc.
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* #160918: Typo in interfaces(5) : s/three/four/
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* #172147: ifupdown: How to use multiple IPs per NIC is not
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documented
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* #173101: minor: get-mac-address.sh missing a ")"
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* #177896: ifupdown: typo in network-interfaces
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* #178630: Should Suggest dhcp-client
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* #180000: ifupdown: if(up|down) --help output for -a slightly
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misleading
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* #186316: ifupdown: interfaces(5) man page needs s/three/four/ in
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'IFACE OPTIONS'
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* #193488: Syntax error in examples/get-mac-address.sh
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* #213068: ifupdown: ifup(8) should document "IFACE=LIFACE" syntax
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* #216716: ifupdown: interfaces(5) gives slightly incorrect
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description of mapping
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* #231404: ifupdown: -s option undocumented
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* #232347: ifupdown: interfaces(5) manpage misleading
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* #242527: ifupdown-0.6.4-4.7 does not work with the (experimental)
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dhcp-client (3.0.1betaRC4-1) package
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* #242537: ifupdown: does not bring up eth0 via dhclient anymore
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* #247772: /usr/share/man/man8/ifup.8.gz: add usage examples
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* #255053: /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples/check-mac-address.sh:
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[PATCH] syntax error
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* #255218: interfaces(5) should mention wireless(7)
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* #255574: Fixes for XSI:isms
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* #286166: inconsistency with manpage: pre-up hook failures prevent
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config
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* #287172: typo in manpage
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Wishlist items - fixed in NMU (43 bugs)
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* #36073: Please write an app to generate /e/n/interfaces
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* #57731: netbase: MTU option with ifup and ifdown
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* #57830: Please use /e/init.d/network to generate /e/n/interfaces
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* #67743: interfaces should configure local end of ipv6 over ipv4
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tunnel
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* #76142: Please add a new 'noip' method for unconfigured interfaces
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* #79999: ifupdown: Need ability to specify media type
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* #84602: ifup needs ability to specify hardware address
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* #86902: ifupdown: contributed scripts to keep iface up
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* #88948: Add "manual" method to ifupdown
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* #92993: ifupdown: How do I configure eth0 to have no address?
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* #96265: ifupdown: Why are address and netmask required for
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v4tunnel method?
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* #100397: should support MTU
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* #106533: MTU from interfaces file
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* #110198: ifupdown: fixing some small typos in pt_BR debconf
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template translation [PATCH]
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* #113620: udhcpc: is it possible to integrate udhcpc with Debian's
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/etc/network
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* #116646: udhcpc: No init.d scripts
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* #121755: Please warn on upgrade if /e/n/i lacks "auto lo"
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* #129003: /etc/network/interfaces: Please allow for no IP address
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* #135502: ifupdown: set hardware address
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* #141885: ifupdown: Patch to provide 6to4 support (adds local
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option) and new null address family
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* #154517: ifupdown: please consider adding distclean target
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* #164823: bridge-utils: /etc/network/interfaces does not permit the
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configuration of a bridge without an IP address
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* #171981: ifupdown: ifup requires netmask for an interface with ip
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0.0.0.0
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* #174764: ifupdown: Danish template translation
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* #190698: Please add 'custom' method for iface stanzas
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* #200786: ifupdown: Please switch to gettext-based debconf
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templates
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* #203636: Please mention extended iface options in interfaces(5)
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* #207727: ifupdown: spanish debconf templates
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* #210436: ifupdown: Japanese debconf messages
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* #213619: ifupdown: Please document ifdown -a behaviour correctly
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in the manpage
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* #213723: [INTL:nl] new po-debconf template translation in Dutch.
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* #229503: Please add Greek debconf translation (attached)
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* #229527: Please add Greek debconf translation (attached)
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* #231910: ifupdown: [INTL:zh_CN] Simplified Chinese translation to
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debconf templates
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* #231995: Czech translation of ifupdown debconf templates
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* #239142: [INTL:tr] Turkish po-debconf translation
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* #241248: Updated Danish po-debconf translation
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* #242607: /etc/init.d/ifupdown: Please create run directory if not
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present
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* #245067: Please delete ifstate file on shutdown
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* #248717: [l10:ca] ifupdown catalan debconf templates
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* #249233: ifupdown: Lithuanian translation of debconf templates
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* #250713: Should be Suggests: iproute, dhcp3-client, ppp
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* #284123: [INTL:it] Italian debconf templates translation for
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ifupdown
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Normal bugs - resolved (1 bug)
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* #298232: ifupdown: a few files are not cleanup at upgrade
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