Bug#426523: Confusing Net-tools Oct error in Sarge and Etch

2007-05-29 Thread Peter Clapham
Martín Ferrari wrote: Hi Peter, On 5/29/07, Peter Clapham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Error appears to be due to ifconfig taking 08 as an invalid octal value rather than a binary with leading 0. Error also affects ifup/ifdown if /etc/network/interfaces has similar entries. Values

Bug#426523: Confusing Net-tools Oct error in Sarge and Etch

2007-05-29 Thread Peter Clapham
n non-octal format and accepted as expected or provide a sensible error & documentation. Many thanks Peter Clapham The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is operated by Genome Research Limited, a charity registered in England with number 1021457 and a company registered in England with number