Bug#646961: #646961 (was: D-I changes needed for xterm transition)

[Robert Millan <rmh@debian.org>]

2011/11/20 Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>:
> So maybe freebsd route can recognize and skip this "gw"
> keyword between source and destination?

I can't tell beforehand.  I'll discuss this with upstream.

> Or alternatively, maybe it is better to teach linux route
> to not require this "gw" (it gives syntax error if "gw" is
> not used).

Not my call here, we'd have to talk with net-tools maintainers (Debian
or upstream).  I think I'd rather just do this on GNU/kFreeBSD side if
possible.

> -           while /sbin/route del default gw 0.0.0.0 dev $interface; do :; done
> +           if [ ${uname} = "GNU/kFreeBSD" ] ; then
> +               /lib/freebsd/route -q flush
> +           else
> +               while /sbin/route del default gw 0.0.0.0 dev $interface; do :; done
> +           fi
>
> appears to be not required, the loop (with command line corrections)
> works on freeBSD too.  But I'm not sure this change is right in the
> first place: isn't `route flush' flushes _all_ routes, not only the
> default one?

I'll investigate.

> What do you think about this?

I can't resolve this today, but please don't let it delay the upload.
The other issues are far more important, and /sbin/route transition
can wait a few more weeks IMHO.

Thank you

-- 
Robert Millan