[pkg-dhcp-devel] Bug#686236: isc-dhcp-client: please support a policy-compliant method for other packages to request additional dhcp options

[Helmut Grohne]

Package: isc-dhcp-client
Version: 4.2.2.dfsg.1-5
Severity: wishlist
Control: block 611438 by -1

As can be seen in #611438 for example there is a desire for other
packages to request additional options. Once dhclient requests them they
are easily processed, because dhclient provides a directory for hooks
which is already used by a number of packages (resolvconf, ntp, samba,
...). However if a package needs more variables than those provided, it
is currently out of luck. As you may have guessed I ran into this issue
on my own. Instead of filing my request for a special option, I turn
this issue into a general one. Currently the only way for a package to
request additional options is to extend /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf in
postinst and revert those changes in postrm purge. Of course such
scripts violate policy. To solve this issue a conf.d style approach
would be desirable.

Helmut