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Re: bug in hostname
From: |
Martin MOKREJŠ |
Subject: |
Re: bug in hostname |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:20:07 +0100 (CET) |
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> Do any of you know if there is a `hostname' program that is
> featureful and portable enough that we could simply remove hostname
> from coreutils -- or at least stop installing it?
>
> I would strongly object to the removal of `hostname' in coreutils. On
> GNU/Hurd it would essentially result in not having `hostname'.
I just had a look into http://www.tazenda.demon.co.uk/phil/net-tools/ and
they are GNU version 2 licensed.
>
> Debian GNU/Hurd uses net-tools I belive, but this conflicts with
> inetutils. Maybe a solution would be to move hostname into inetutils,
> where it really belongs. What do you think? I'll happily do the
> move.
My Gentoo box uses hostname/ifconfig from net-tools. What do you meant
"conflicts? I don't understand why should hostname move into inetutils.
Once more, why couldn't hostname be removed from coreutils? I don't know
much about Hurd, but couldnt Hurd use hostaname from net-tools too?
Is there a distribution/packaging problem or something else?
I thought we just don't want to build coreutils's hostname on boxes where
/usr/bin/hostname exists already or when the version from net-tools is know
to perform better.
Personally, if configure in coreutils would include a code to disable
hostname based on certain criteria, I would be happy with that too.
Thanks
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Martin Mokrejs <address@hidden>
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- Re: bug in hostname, Martin MOKREJŠ, 2004/01/10
- Re: bug in hostname, Jim Meyering, 2004/01/10
- Re: bug in hostname, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2004/01/10
- Re: bug in hostname,
Martin MOKREJŠ <=
- Re: bug in hostname, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2004/01/21
- Re: bug in hostname, Paul Jarc, 2004/01/21
- Re: bug in hostname, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2004/01/22
- Re: bug in hostname, Martin MOKREJŠ, 2004/01/29
- Re: bug in hostname, Paul Jarc, 2004/01/29