[pkg-dhcp-devel] Bug#616290: isc-dhcp patch for GNU/Hurd ignored

[Svante Signell]

On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 15:46 +1000, Andrew Pollock wrote:
> On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 03:40:40PM +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Is there any specific reason for ignoring the patches adding support for
> > GNU/Hurd in isc-dhcp. This package is part of the Debian installer,
> > which is working well on GNU/Hurd. Maybe the patches need to be updated
> > to conform with isc-dhcp-4.1.1-P1-17, please let me know if this is the
> > case. Currently this package is hosted at debian-ports for GNU/Hurd, but
> > I don't see any specific reason not to have it in main.
> 
> No specific reason, I just haven't gotten around to that particular bug yet.
> I deemed it a higher priority to try and advance IPv6 support a bit more.
> 
> Since you've brought this bug and patch to my attention, I've taken a brief
> look at it this evening. I'm going to have to forward it upstream for their
> feedback, as it touches a fair bit, and it's not the sort of thing I want to
> have to keep carrying indefinitely. I'd like to know that upstream is going
> to fix the issue at some point. This is still an issue in 4.2.1-P1,
> persumably, given the patch applies cleanly there.
> 
> I guess I should take a look at a build failure on GNU/Hurd, so I can better
> understand why what the patch is doing is necessary.
> 
> Given the patch does apply cleanly to 4.2.1-P1, it doesn't look like it will
> be an ongoing maintenance burden for me, so I can probably apply it while
> upstream figures out what to do about it long-term.

Thank you for your reply. So you mean that there will be no more patches
to 4.1.1-P1?

Regarding the question if the patches apply cleanly to 4.2.1 I don't
know since there are no Debian packages of 4.2.1 yet. In case you are
preparing these, please let me know when they are available, so I can
try if the patches apply cleanly or have to be modified.

To clarify, with upstream you mean:
http://www.isc.org/software/dhcp

Best regards!