Re: Nmap + IPv6 (plus some news)

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net>]

Hasso Tepper wrote:

> Fabio Massimo Di Nitto wrote:
>  
>
> > Hasso Tepper wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > I just uploaded nmap binaries with IPv6 patch applied to Fabio's
> > > site. Only sid i386/sparc. They should be appear in site soon
> > > after Fabio's scripts run. About usage see
> > > http://nmap6.freeservers.com
> > >
> > > I hope it didn't break anything in IPv4 :).
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >      
> > Ok it's added to archive. And I also built woody/i386.
> >    
>
> There is one problem with it though. Nmap in woody is 2.54.31.BETA, in 
> sid 2.54.33.BETA.
>
> There are to ways for us:
> 1) keep woody packages verison_in_woody + IPv6 patch
> 2) build newest versions we get for woody also
>
> Sooner or later we'll run into trouble anyway. In first case there 
> might be newer IPv6 patches with fixed problems but for newer 
> versions than in woody. In second case we'll end with rebuilding a 
> lot of packages just because there are dependencies not in woody. 
>
> I vote for 1. That means less problems (probably). That's why I didn't 
> build nmap woody packages myself. (I discovered pbuilder as well ;-).
>
> regards,
>
>  

Yes you are perfectly right. We might endup in the dog that bite its tail.
Your point is good but I figured out another problem as well.

foobar_1.0-1+ipv6+rc1 in woody
foobar_1.2-1+ipv6+rc1 in sid

Do you think that the people building the IPv6 patches are going to 
produce bug fixes
or new features for older versions??? We might endup in having a sid 
version working
and a woody half broken.

Anyway I agree with you. We can try to keep version_in_woddy+ipv6. can 
you check
if there's an ipv6 patch for nmap in woody???? In case Im still in time 
to remove it.
Mirrors still have to sync the last update

Fabio




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