Hi! On Tue, 2020-04-14 at 21:56:41 +0530, Pirate Praveen wrote: > Package: src:inetutils > Severity: wishlist > Version: 2:1.9.4-11
> libnet-dev is not avilable on hurd-i386 and kfreebsd-* architectures > https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=dnprogs&suite=sid > > So it'd be nice if commands like inetutls-ifconfig is available as ifconfig > at least on these architectures. The reason this is not done and has not been done in the past is because I don't think the programs provided are command-line compatible with the ones these would replace, which would cause potential breakage depending on what the callers expect. And this applies equally to all architectures. Implementing this change would require, I think, to: * Check command-line and behavior compatibility with replaced tools. - Implement what might be missing or expected by callers. * Coordinate with replaced package maintainers to switch these to use alternatives, and add these as alternatives here. Thanks, Guillem
