From bcf47eaa1f13dfdcc4564ddb1e5aedce4b3ca2b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denys Vlasenko Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 02:05:24 +0200 Subject: ifupdown: improve help text, add comment about run-parts error msg Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko --- networking/ifupdown.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'networking/ifupdown.c') diff --git a/networking/ifupdown.c b/networking/ifupdown.c index 5c24451ba..b0bc0d70f 100644 --- a/networking/ifupdown.c +++ b/networking/ifupdown.c @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ //usage: "[-an"IF_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_MAPPING("m")"vf] [-i FILE] IFACE..." //usage:#define ifup_full_usage "\n\n" //usage: " -a De/configure all interfaces automatically" -//usage: "\n -i FILE Use FILE for interface definitions" +//usage: "\n -i FILE Use FILE instead of /etc/network/interfaces" //usage: "\n -n Print out what would happen, but don't do it" //usage: IF_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_MAPPING( //usage: "\n (note: doesn't disable mappings)" @@ -1069,6 +1069,11 @@ static int execute_all(struct interface_defn_t *ifd, const char *opt) } } + /* Tested on Debian Squeeze: "standard" ifup runs this without + * checking that directory exists. If it doesn't, run-parts + * complains, and this message _is_ annoyingly visible. + * Don't "fix" this (unless newer Debian does). + */ buf = xasprintf("run-parts /etc/network/if-%s.d", opt); /* heh, we don't bother free'ing it */ return doit(buf); -- cgit v1.2.3