Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix build system and configure script to use for cross build. Optional IPv6.

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:55:31 -0800

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:13:28 +0300
Pkun <[email-masked]> wrote:

> 2010/12/10 Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>:
> > On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:34:31 +0300
> > Serj Kalichev <[email-masked]> wrote:
> >
> >> The Makefiles and configure script understand the external variables like
> >> CC, CFLAGS, LDFLAGS etc. So it can be used for cross build easily. The
> >> configure script use CC instead hardcoded gcc and search for the xtables
> >> within specified SYSROOT but not on the host. Two checks were added. The
> >> check for the IPv6 support and check for the Berkeley DB availability.
> >> The iproute2 can be build without IPv6 now.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Serj Kalichev <[email-masked]>
> >
> > IPv6 support should not be optional.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> 
> Why? I don't need an IPv6. Who need it - will switch it on. No problem
> 

Because I want iproute to be a complete tool, not a user configurable
nightmare. Just look at busybox to see what over configuration is.