On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 19:10:46 +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > Package: libbsd-dev > Version: 0.2.0-1 > Severity: wishlist > > Please provide link_ntoa() so that it can be removed from > [freebsd-utils]/debian/patches/030_arp_libbsd.diff > > Implementation from FreeBSD is available in: > > http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/lib/libc/net/linkaddr.c?revision=165903&view=markup
The problem with link_ntoa() is that it relies on the BSD specific ‘struct sockaddr_dl’ which for example does not match any Linux sockaddr structure, the closes one is sockaddr_ll, but not quite the same, also no standard function returns such type, so the code has to be ported anyway. As such I don't think libbsd is the correct place for that function. regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
