From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 21:08:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Buildroot] [Bug 8736] IPV6 forced on in busybox
References: <bug-8736-163@https.bugs.busybox.net/>
 <bug-8736-163-ImR2b9Yvou@https.bugs.busybox.net/>
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On 2016-03-03, bugzilla at busybox.net <bugzilla@busybox.net> wrote:

[Regarding restoring the ability to configure buildroot with IPv6
support disabled because some utilities don't work right with IPv6
enabled.]

> That sounds like a bug in busybox that should be fixed instead of
> worked around then. What exactly goes wrong? Have you reported the
> bug to the busybox developers?

I agree that IPv6 support (if broken) needs to be fixed.  But I think
it's also important to restore the ability to disable IPv6 support.  I
have customers who explicity state that they want no IPv6 support in
their products.

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