On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 12:30:09PM +0100, Klaus Ethgen wrote: > Hi all, > > from the bash manpage: > /dev/tcp/host/port > If host is a valid hostname or Internet address, and port > is an integer port number or service name, bash attempts > to open a TCP connection to the corresponding socket. > /dev/udp/host/port > If host is a valid hostname or Internet address, and port > is an integer port number or service name, bash attempts > to open a UDP connection to the corresponding socket. > > But this feature doesn't work on debian systems (on other distributions > it works and is not a problem). > > For this feature there are several scripts and tools around which use > this feature. Moreover if you want to make a net boot image where you > need to contact a other host easy there is no way to do this with debian > Linux so I have to switch to an other distribution like RedHat or even > Susi^He. > > The related bug report is tagged as wontfix (146464) but this is absolute > not reasonable. > > Best wishes Hi Klaus, If the bash source package can be recompiled to enable these options, then that would seem to the most reasonable and easy course. If they do not allow this at all or in a reasonable manner, then that would be a bit more of a complex issue to tackle for you. Now if you would like to see these options on the bash source package changed, then you have a more difficult road. From my bits of information, you have these paths: -- convince the Debian package maintainer to agree with your position, relabel the bug to something other than wontfix and give him/her time to fix it -- somehow become the Debian maintainer -- ask the Debian technical committee for a hearing on the matter My hunch is that this is a decided issue within Debian. :-( You can ask for a hearing and see what they say as that is the most likely option to succeed apart from making your own debian package of bash. cheers, Kev ps. all of these things should be in the Debian developers reference and/or Debian policy manual -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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