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* Re: [PATCH] Fix build system and configure script to use for cross build. Optional IPv6.
       [not found] <1291995271-9912-1-git-send-email-serj.kalichev@gmail.com>
@ 2010-12-10 16:14 ` Stephen Hemminger
  2010-12-10 18:13   ` Pkun
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Stephen Hemminger @ 2010-12-10 16:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Serj Kalichev; +Cc: netdev

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:34:31 +0300
Serj Kalichev <serj.kalichev@gmail.com> wrote:

> The Makefiles and configure script understand the external variables like
> CC, CFLAGS, LDFLAGS etc. So it can be used for cross build easily. The
> configure script use CC instead hardcoded gcc and search for the xtables
> within specified SYSROOT but not on the host. Two checks were added. The
> check for the IPv6 support and check for the Berkeley DB availability.
> The iproute2 can be build without IPv6 now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Serj Kalichev <serj.kalichev@gmail.com>

IPv6 support should not be optional.


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* Re: [PATCH] Fix build system and configure script to use for cross build. Optional IPv6.
  2010-12-10 16:14 ` [PATCH] Fix build system and configure script to use for cross build. Optional IPv6 Stephen Hemminger
@ 2010-12-10 18:13   ` Pkun
  2010-12-10 18:55     ` Stephen Hemminger
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Pkun @ 2010-12-10 18:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stephen Hemminger; +Cc: netdev

2010/12/10 Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>:
> On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:34:31 +0300
> Serj Kalichev <serj.kalichev@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The Makefiles and configure script understand the external variables like
>> CC, CFLAGS, LDFLAGS etc. So it can be used for cross build easily. The
>> configure script use CC instead hardcoded gcc and search for the xtables
>> within specified SYSROOT but not on the host. Two checks were added. The
>> check for the IPv6 support and check for the Berkeley DB availability.
>> The iproute2 can be build without IPv6 now.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Serj Kalichev <serj.kalichev@gmail.com>
>
> IPv6 support should not be optional.
>
>
> --
>

Why? I don't need an IPv6. Who need it - will switch it on. No problem

Sorry for duplication. I have subscribed to netdev list.

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* Re: [PATCH] Fix build system and configure script to use for cross build. Optional IPv6.
  2010-12-10 18:13   ` Pkun
@ 2010-12-10 18:55     ` Stephen Hemminger
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Stephen Hemminger @ 2010-12-10 18:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Pkun; +Cc: netdev

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:13:28 +0300
Pkun <serj.kalichev@gmail.com> wrote:

> 2010/12/10 Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>:
> > On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:34:31 +0300
> > Serj Kalichev <serj.kalichev@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> The Makefiles and configure script understand the external variables like
> >> CC, CFLAGS, LDFLAGS etc. So it can be used for cross build easily. The
> >> configure script use CC instead hardcoded gcc and search for the xtables
> >> within specified SYSROOT but not on the host. Two checks were added. The
> >> check for the IPv6 support and check for the Berkeley DB availability.
> >> The iproute2 can be build without IPv6 now.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Serj Kalichev <serj.kalichev@gmail.com>
> >
> > IPv6 support should not be optional.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> 
> Why? I don't need an IPv6. Who need it - will switch it on. No problem
> 

Because I want iproute to be a complete tool, not a user configurable
nightmare. Just look at busybox to see what over configuration is.

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