2 ---- should be okay for 0.6.5 [even sarge] ----
5 . #84697: ifupdown tarball unnecessarily large
6 . #296273: ifupdown: [patch] Improve debian/rules targets to not
8 . #294970: ifupdown: makenwdep.sh output is garbled if /bin/sh is a
9 POSIX sh like /bin/dash
10 . #283649: ifupdown: [PATCH] cross build
12 * #255222: wvdial pidfiles have non-FHS names
13 * #84074: ifupdown: --force should work even when ifstate is not
15 * #282740: ifupdown: Please keep dhclient's leases file in /var/lib/
17 * #127786: ifup should wait for ppp interface to appear [also 287173]
20 . #88946: please add --verbose for if.d scripts
21 . #286155: please export hook name to environment
24 . #62633: netbase: Suggestion - rules for creating & destroying
26 ** #300987: Please allow passing of values via dhclient3's -e option
28 Interface dependencies: [see 170030 log!]
29 * #87862: Please handle virtual network devices
30 * #101317: ifupdown: support for ifenslave bond0
31 * #113230: please consider adding dependencies to interfaces
32 * #193679: ifupdown: ifdown should bring down virtual interfaces
33 before their "parent" interface
34 * #265650: Wishlist: a "shared" kind of interface
35 * #290406: ifupdown problem whith vlan devices
36 * #112992: Please allow user cmds for "ifup A" to call "ifup B"
37 * #170030: Please allow user cmds for "ifup A" to call "ifup B"
38 * #244101: Please provide logical interface name to up/down commands
39 [not really about its title at all]
42 . #300937: Please add features for "first class" handling of hot
44 * #231197: Please prevent ifup A -> hotplug -> ifup A deadlock
45 * #245028: /etc/init.d/ifupdown should run earlier in /etc/rcS.d/
47 Other script enhancements:
48 * #149395: Please add 'include' directive [also 159884]
50 * #139383: ifupdown: No way to pass commandline options to mapping
51 script [aslo 239150, 286332]
52 * #154442: Provide intermediate interface name to nested mapper
53 (or, in general, environment variables)
55 ---- 0.7 features ----
58 * #111006: Support for pump's --win-client-ident feature
59 * #143053: pptp interface support (patch)
60 * #152479: Please add support for CIPE interfaces
61 * #158089: GRE and IPIP tunnel support
62 * #160571: slattach and ifup problem
63 * #168776: ifupdown: Should accept more than one IPv6 address in
64 /etc/network/interfaces
65 * #176903: ifupdown doesn't support supersedes properly on DHCP
67 * #181988: Bringing up arp-less interfaces
68 * #196877: ifupdown: Please support passing additional arguments to
70 * #204641: ifupdown: Please include zeroconf support
71 * #205583: ifupdown: option to define an inet6 interface without
73 * #235993: New option "metric" for gateway routing metric
74 * #246621: ifupdown: Please (optionally) stop DHCP clients in such a
75 way that they do not relinquish leases
76 * #247050: no txqueuelen setting
77 * #256240: Please include standard way to set speed and duplex
78 ** #253472: ifupdown: dhclient stops running after cable modem
80 ** #263749: manual "ifdown" needed after DHCP_NAK brings down
83 Include options in ifstate:
84 * #81219: `ifdown -a' doesn't work if default route changed
85 * #153222: Wish for ifstate documentation or a status command
86 * #253628: Please allow /e/n/i to be modified while ifaces are up
87 * #266175: Changing from dhcp to static IP: dhclient still running
89 Update options/interface from "up" commands:
90 * #83922: Pls furnish DHCP-client-assigned IPaddress to "up" scripts
91 * #245642: ifupdown 0.7: Implement callback mechanism for ppp, dhcp,
93 * #256233: ifupdown: Using environment variables in /e/n/i [well, related]
95 Allow mapping to go from logical -> physical as well as reverse
96 * #101728: Automatic detection of hardware interface
97 * #182012: ifupdown 0.7: Implement detection of physical iface
98 * #227283: Please implement a nameif(8)-like feature
100 Selection of ifconfig/ip/pump/dhcpd:
101 * #228380: ifupdown: Should be able to specify favoured DHCP client
104 * #246771: ifupdown: Failure to execute mapping script not reported
105 * #286148: properly unwind ifup when up hook fails
106 * #88945: please consider adding a possibility to abort
107 initialization from an if.d script
110 * #296115: ifupdown: [patch] Port to non-linux
113 . #79683: /etc/network/interfaces hash '#' doesn't work at end of
115 * #119401: default gateway network route should be default to a host
117 * #150876: ifupdown: defn2c generalization
118 * #154816: Please warn about unrecognized options
119 * #170278: Suggestion: a configuration parsing utility
120 * #255217: Please provide a way to override default configuration
122 * #275326: Please add a "fail" interface type, that aborts
123 configuration. [crazy, but intriguing...]
126 * #251559: ifupdown: Wrong broadcast address is calculated for
127 aliased ifaces (but works correctly for physical iface)
130 * #96727: [PATCH] default route should not be set when %gateway is
131 specified [also, 152895]
132 * #106798: ifupdown: More support for ip-package [unmerge with 87862]
133 * #120382: ifupdown: ifup should (optionally) check for link before
134 configuring the interface. [also 237155]
135 * #191644: ifupdown: please add support for user-definable static
137 * #192235: ifupdown: What goes up must be put down, so I wrote this
139 * #294044: ifupdown: Would be nice to set MTU even with DHCP
141 * #296071: ifupdown: feature request: for inet interfaces, support
142 config for diald / dial-on-demand
143 * #300214: Wifi map script.
146 * #150773: ifupdown: patches from NMU (0.6.4-4.1)
147 * #151465: ifupdown: patches from NMU (0.6.4-4.2, 0.6.4-4.3)
148 * #152893: ifupdown: patches from NMU (0.6.4-4.4)
149 * #208726: ifupdown: patches from NMU (0.6.4-4.5)
150 * #209006: patches from NMU (0.6.4-4.6)
151 * #242314: Ifupdown: patches for NMU (0.6.4-4.7)
152 * #263913: ifupdown: patches for NMU (0.6.4-4.9)
153 * #266282: ifupdown: NMU patch from 0.6.4-4.9 to 0.6.4-4.10
154 * #297762: ifupdown: NMU patch from 0.6.4-4.10 to 0.6.4-4.11
159 Critical bugs - fixed in NMU
160 * #264134: Removes ifstate during boot, then fails to bring
161 interfaces up because ifstate doesn't exist
162 Grave bugs - fixed in NMU
163 * #208811: ifupdown: Preinst fails if /etc/network absent
164 Serious policy violations - fixed in NMU
165 * #265165: ifupdown: postinst fails with: /etc/network/run/ifstate:
166 No such file or directory
167 Important bugs - fixed in NMU
168 * #88947: please pass down method to if.d scripts
169 * #105342: upgrade from potato makes unuseable interfaces file.
170 * #297898: ifupdown: postinst fails: /etc/network/ifstate: no such
172 * #299845: Typo in ifupdown.postinst may let the package in
173 experimental unusable !
174 Normal bugs - fixed in NMU
175 * #82339: ifup: Don't mark eth1 "up" on failure
176 * #83496: [patch] Swedish translation of ifupdown template file
177 * #83542: german templates file [patch]
178 * #83804: debconf french template file for ifupdown [patch]
179 * #86895: [PATCH] ifupdown: mapping protocol not really documented
180 * #94656: ifdown -a not deconfiguring all dhcp interfaces
181 * #97782: ifupdown: inconsistency in if. state in case of error
182 * #98448: Portuguese (pt_BR) templates file [patch]
183 * #101204: ifupdown.dvi should depend on *.eps [patch]
184 * #106878: ifupdown: modprobe 3c59x and network is brought up
185 according to interfaces w/o auto
186 * #107701: Polish template file for ifupdown package
187 * #108876: [PATCH] add locking to ifup/down
188 * #112652: russian templates file [ifipdown]
189 * #113338: ifupdown: ifup marks an interface as configured even if
191 * #122422: Debconf question asked at wrong time
192 * #134006: [Marc.Herbert@ens-lyon.fr: interfaces.5.pre enhancement]
193 * #138694: obscure description of "mapping" in interfaces(5)
194 * #148666: ifup: Don't mark eth0 "up" on failure
195 * #151932: ifupdown: ifdown -a; ifup -a
196 * #152853: "[" gets too many arguments in preinst
197 * #169194: ifupdown: ifup has bogus exit status when failing
198 * #175679: Documentation doesn't match implementation of mappings
199 * #178226: ifupdown: if*.d are not in the list of files
200 * #196366: ifupdown: Can't use dhclient on more than one interface
201 * #196865: Please stop dhclient3 such that it runs its hook script
202 * #198841: ifupdown: ifdown brings down all pump enabled devices
203 * #204468: ifupdown: ifup(8) should describe how to set mapping
204 * #207388: ifupdown: dh_suidregister-is-obsolete
205 * #224468: ifupdown: hw option not implemented correctly
206 * #255228: postrm doesn't delete configuration files on purge
207 * #258965: ifupdown: FTBFS with gcc-3.4: label at end of compound
209 * #259609: ifupdown: ifdown -a does not turn off all interfaces in
211 * #266479: postinst fails in pbuilder with : /etc/network/ifstate:
213 Minor bugs - fixed in NMU (29 bugs)
214 * #81150: ifupdown: man page title
215 * #86410: does hostname lookup when no service is running
216 * #112012: please document initialization order for ifupdown -a
217 * #114429: ifupdown: pump works also with 2.4.x kernels
218 * #138403: interfaces(5): 'auto' takes physical iface names as args
219 * #141634: ifupdown: missing documentation for /etc/network/if-up.d
221 * #150720: netbase: interfaces file should support all ifconfig
222 options, including MTU
223 * #156789: ifupdown: Document precedence of dhcp clients in
225 * #157698: ifupdown: man missing if-up.d, etc.
226 * #160918: Typo in interfaces(5) : s/three/four/
227 * #172147: ifupdown: How to use multiple IPs per NIC is not
229 * #173101: minor: get-mac-address.sh missing a ")"
230 * #177896: ifupdown: typo in network-interfaces
231 * #178630: Should Suggest dhcp-client
232 * #180000: ifupdown: if(up|down) --help output for -a slightly
234 * #186316: ifupdown: interfaces(5) man page needs s/three/four/ in
236 * #193488: Syntax error in examples/get-mac-address.sh
237 * #213068: ifupdown: ifup(8) should document "IFACE=LIFACE" syntax
238 * #216716: ifupdown: interfaces(5) gives slightly incorrect
239 description of mapping
240 * #231404: ifupdown: -s option undocumented
241 * #232347: ifupdown: interfaces(5) manpage misleading
242 * #242527: ifupdown-0.6.4-4.7 does not work with the (experimental)
243 dhcp-client (3.0.1betaRC4-1) package
244 * #242537: ifupdown: does not bring up eth0 via dhclient anymore
245 * #247772: /usr/share/man/man8/ifup.8.gz: add usage examples
246 * #255053: /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples/check-mac-address.sh:
248 * #255218: interfaces(5) should mention wireless(7)
249 * #255574: Fixes for XSI:isms
250 * #286166: inconsistency with manpage: pre-up hook failures prevent
252 * #287172: typo in manpage
253 Wishlist items - fixed in NMU (43 bugs)
254 * #36073: Please write an app to generate /e/n/interfaces
255 * #57731: netbase: MTU option with ifup and ifdown
256 * #57830: Please use /e/init.d/network to generate /e/n/interfaces
257 * #67743: interfaces should configure local end of ipv6 over ipv4
259 * #76142: Please add a new 'noip' method for unconfigured interfaces
260 * #79999: ifupdown: Need ability to specify media type
261 * #84602: ifup needs ability to specify hardware address
262 * #86902: ifupdown: contributed scripts to keep iface up
263 * #88948: Add "manual" method to ifupdown
264 * #92993: ifupdown: How do I configure eth0 to have no address?
265 * #96265: ifupdown: Why are address and netmask required for
267 * #100397: should support MTU
268 * #106533: MTU from interfaces file
269 * #110198: ifupdown: fixing some small typos in pt_BR debconf
270 template translation [PATCH]
271 * #113620: udhcpc: is it possible to integrate udhcpc with Debian's
273 * #116646: udhcpc: No init.d scripts
274 * #121755: Please warn on upgrade if /e/n/i lacks "auto lo"
275 * #129003: /etc/network/interfaces: Please allow for no IP address
276 * #135502: ifupdown: set hardware address
277 * #141885: ifupdown: Patch to provide 6to4 support (adds local
278 option) and new null address family
279 * #154517: ifupdown: please consider adding distclean target
280 * #164823: bridge-utils: /etc/network/interfaces does not permit the
281 configuration of a bridge without an IP address
282 * #171981: ifupdown: ifup requires netmask for an interface with ip
284 * #174764: ifupdown: Danish template translation
285 * #190698: Please add 'custom' method for iface stanzas
286 * #200786: ifupdown: Please switch to gettext-based debconf
288 * #203636: Please mention extended iface options in interfaces(5)
289 * #207727: ifupdown: spanish debconf templates
290 * #210436: ifupdown: Japanese debconf messages
291 * #213619: ifupdown: Please document ifdown -a behaviour correctly
293 * #213723: [INTL:nl] new po-debconf template translation in Dutch.
294 * #229503: Please add Greek debconf translation (attached)
295 * #229527: Please add Greek debconf translation (attached)
296 * #231910: ifupdown: [INTL:zh_CN] Simplified Chinese translation to
298 * #231995: Czech translation of ifupdown debconf templates
299 * #239142: [INTL:tr] Turkish po-debconf translation
300 * #241248: Updated Danish po-debconf translation
301 * #242607: /etc/init.d/ifupdown: Please create run directory if not
303 * #245067: Please delete ifstate file on shutdown
304 * #248717: [l10:ca] ifupdown catalan debconf templates
305 * #249233: ifupdown: Lithuanian translation of debconf templates
306 * #250713: Should be Suggests: iproute, dhcp3-client, ppp
307 * #284123: [INTL:it] Italian debconf templates translation for
309 Normal bugs - resolved (1 bug)
310 * #298232: ifupdown: a few files are not cleanup at upgrade