[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#466910: Bug#466910: wpasupplicant: manpage and output of 'wpa_supplicant -h' offer a different list of drivers

[Kel Modderman]

On Friday 22 February 2008 05:32:08 Georg Neis wrote:
> Package: wpasupplicant
> Version: 0.6.2+git20080206.g8c0dad4-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> The wpa_supplicant manpage lists the following available drivers:
> 
>     atmel
>     broadcom
>     bsd
>     hermes
>     hostap
>     ipw
>     madwifi
>     ndis
>     ndiswrapper
>     wext
>     wired
> 
> 'wpa_supplicant -h' only offers the following:
> 
>     atmel
>     hostap
>     madwifi
>     test
>     wext
>     wired
> 
> I've found the following notes in README.modes:
> 
>     The Intel Pro Wireless adapters (ipw2100, ipw2200 and ipw3945) all use the
>     'wext' backend, the 'ipw' backend is deprecated and no longer provided.
> 
>     Ndiswrapper NO LONGER SUPPORTS the 'ndiswrapper' driver backend as of version
>     1.16. Therefore, 'wext' must be used.


The manpage should probably mention that the drivers are availabe at compile
time, but not necessarily chosen to be compiled. wpa_supplicant -h output
should be the canonical source of available drivers.

Thanks, Kel.