[PATCH 3/5] -m <ifname_match> matches interface names via fnmatch(3) and assigns them the default configuration file, like so

Roy Marples roy at marples.name
Wed May 27 20:50:37 EDT 2009


Sam Leffler wrote:
> FWIW FreeBSD has support in the base system for dealing with hotplug
> devices and all our efforts have been to move away from applications
> growing this sort of functionality.  IMO this is the wrong approach to
> the problem (for BSD at least).

I disagree as it makes replacing a component with an alternative a non
trival task.

Let us take dhclient as an example - it's included in the base FreeBSD
install. Now, how can I replace dhclient with dhcpcd [1]? I not only
have to enable dhcpcd in rc.conf, but I also have to alter other system
scripts and files. Is the user expected to be a programmer for such a
simple task?

In NetBSD you have the choice - enable dhclient or dhcpcd in rc.conf. No
more action should be needed, and I'd like to see the same flexibility
in wpa_supplicant.

IMO FreeBSD has the wrong approach because it entwines programs such
they cannot easily be changed out with alternatives, whether the
alternatives be better or worse.

Thanks

Roy


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