[Python-apps-team] Bug#516466: wicd: Please allow resolv.conf search option to allow hostname lookup

[Julien Valroff]

Package: wicd
Version: 1.5.9-1
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

Follows up to our discussion on bug #514597:
it would be great to be able to specify a 'search' domain in wicd.

An example search entry in resolv.conf is:
search domain.com

resolvconf can deal with such entries.

According to resolv.conf(5) the search list is limited to 6 domains for 
a total of 256 characters.

Cheers,
Julien


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (150, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages wicd depends on:
ii  adduser                       3.110      add and remove users and groups
ii  dhcp3-client                  3.1.1-6    DHCP client
ii  iproute                       20080725-2 networking and traffic control too
ii  net-tools                     1.60-22    The NET-3 networking toolkit
ii  python                        2.5.2-3    An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-dbus                   0.83.0-1   simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  python-glade2                 2.12.1-6   GTK+ bindings: Glade support
ii  python-gtk2                   2.12.1-6   Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
ii  python-support                0.8.7      automated rebuilding support for P
ii  wireless-tools                29-1.1     Tools for manipulating Linux Wirel
ii  wpasupplicant                 0.6.4-3    Client support for WPA and WPA2 (I

wicd recommends no packages.

Versions of packages wicd suggests:
ii  pm-utils                      1.2.4-2    utilities and scripts for power ma

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