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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
