Re: ifupdown

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Javier =?iso-8859-15?Q?Fern=E1ndez-Sanguino_Pe=F1a?= <jfs@computer.org> writes:

> On Fri, Apr 02, 2004 at 02:29:10PM -0500, Chip Salzenberg wrote:
> > According to Javier Fern?ndez-Sanguino Pe?a:
> > > On Fri, Apr 02, 2004 at 01:43:14PM -0500, Chip Salzenberg wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > As a matter of fact that patch is not actually working
> > > > 
> > > > What's the symptom?  "It doesn't work" doesn't tell me much.
> > > 
> > > The symptom is that if you compile the package with noweb installed
> > 
> > I don't have noweb installed.
> 
> Then you haven't read the debian/rules file which states that inet.defn and 
> inet6.defn is generated from ifupdown.nw. There's a reason why noweb isn't 
> in the Build-Depends (see debian/rules) but there's a bug (see my 
> Changelog) which makes it necessary.
> 
> Again, your patch is not correct, and neither are my patches to inet.defn 
> in the BTS. There's no need to discuss this issue further.
> 
> Friendly
> 
> Javier

The inet6.defn should be generated prior to uploading the source then
so that noweb is not needed. Just like one does with
automake/autoconf/bison/flex.

MfG
        Goswin