about 06_active-scan.dpatch

[Kel Modderman]

Pascal DORMEAU wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Since version 0.9.0+svn1443-1, I noticed that madwifi-ng + 
> wpasupplicant  have been unusable (random to "never happen" 
> association with AP) except  if 06_active-scan.dpatch (related to 
> ticket 275) was re-applied.


Yes, that patch was crucial to my operation as well, but lacked the time 
to port it to new codebase (after Mike's code cleanup, also the other 
patch directly affects scanning), especially since a new patch is being 
worked on . . .

>
> Could it be possible to keep it in the debian/patches directory  
> without writing it down in the debian/patches/00list ?
>
> This way it could be applied as an option.
>
> A warning like in  0.9.0+svn1443-1 changelog could be added in the 
> dpatch file ("06_active-scan.dpatch fails to compile against kernels 
> with WE versions less than 17 (module FTBFS on default Sarge kernel). 
> This patch is currently being improved").
>
> I put in attachment something that worked for me with version 
> 0.9.0+svn1451-1.


Ok, i'll test your patch, and if it works I'll upload a new version with 
it included but not applied by default.

>
> Besides I noticed two minor possible bugs about version 0.9.0+svn1451-1:
>
> - the dmesg output gives 0.9.16.16 as the version for HAL (0.9.16.6 
> announced in http://madwifi.org, maybe an upstream bug ?),


Thanks! svens commit message was wrong, I simply copied the HAL version 
number from his commit log.

>
> - madwifi-ng-tools still recommends madwifi-ng-base although 
> madwifi-ng-base does not  exist anymore (i don't know if it is on 
> purpose or a typo)


Definately a typo, an artifact from when I merged my personal package 
into alioth svn, and forgot to properly update the control file . . . .

>
> Pascal


Thanks for updating the patch.

Kel.