[Buildroot] [RFC, PATCH 2/8] package/dropbear: Add separate configuration options for client and server

[Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>]

Jeremy, All,

On 2014-03-04 09:51 +0800, Jeremy Kerr spake thusly:
> >> There are some scenarios where there's no point starting a SSH server
> >> (in my case, it's because there's no persistent storage, so no
> >> persistent host keys). However, I'd still like a ssh/scp client to be
> >> available.
> > 
> > Well you'll want at least one of the options of dropbear, there's no
> > point in excluding both.
> > My common sense tells me you'll always want the client anyway, it's no
> > security threat or space-consuming menace, so why not add just a SERVER
> > option maybe?
> > BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR -> builds and install the client portion.
> > BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR_SERVER -> installs the server bits (default=y for
> > compatibility reasons).
> 
> That sounds pretty good to me too. I'd be happy to implement whatever
> the general consensus is :)

OK for me. But make sure the server is "default y", so old .config files
still work.

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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