Bug#460691: ping

[Robert Millan]

tags 460691 patch
thanks

On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 06:01:17PM +0200, Loïc Minier wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 06, 2008, Robert Millan wrote:
> > 
> > Any news about this one?  If you want, I can send a patch for the suggested
> > package split + conflicts.
> 
>  I think you can let NM handle e.g. your wifi and Debian scripts the
>  other interfaces (e.g. virtual machines), so you could actually find
>  some use to having the two; yes, it would be hairy and NM would break
>  your network from time to time, but wifi isn't always up.  For example
>  I used to have NM configure my wired network automatically when I
>  plugged it in (ala ifplugd) and used Debian ifup/ifdown with
>  /etc/network/interfaces for wifi.
> 
>  I think a conflict is too strong, but I wouldn't mind splitting
>  network-admin in a separate package pulled only by recommends to allow
>  saving space on desktop installs where NM is also pulled.
> 
>  Yes, a patch is welcome.

Well, this took me a while longer than I thought.  Here's a patch.

The debian/debhelper.mk hack is meant to be temporary, of course.  I filed
a bug on cdbs requesting addition of dh_movefiles call already.

-- 
Robert Millan

<GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
<DRM> What use is a phone call… if you are unable to speak?
(as seen on /.)
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