This bug is still alive in both stable (iproute 20100519-3) and testing (iproute 20120105-1).
It fails when even a singleton route is given. # ip -6 route add default nexthop via fe80::98d9:ff:febc:dfa1 dev tap1 metric 1 Error: an IP address is expected rather than "fe80::98d9:ff:febc:dfa1" -- Abraham D. Smith http://www.curieux.us/abe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org