Re: cvs commit: src/contrib/tcp_wrappers diag.c

[Sepherosa Ziehau <sepherosa@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/16/05, Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> :
> :Modifying contrib/ code directly is not our policy, please use the
> :patching framework to achieve an alternative.  Thanks!
> :
> :                       -Hiten
> 
>     Well, except original (un-versioned) contrib code was never converted
>     to the new policy.  If the contrib directory is not versioned it probably
>     doesn't have a README.DRAGONFLY in it either, is likely really ancient,
>     and for expediency could be modified directly.
> 
>     Reading the later postings... before we go putting tcp-wrappers in base
>     we should see how difficult it is to bring the latest vendor release

I forgot to mention the latest vendor release is "7.6-ipv6.4"
The "7.6" release without ipv6 support is ~8 years old.

Our contrib/tcp_wrapper began from vendor's "7.6" release and had
Kame's ipv6 changes, which should be quite stable.
FreeBSD contrib/tcp_wrapper/hosts_access.c rev1.3 commit log stated:
"...The base of patches are from KAME package and are actually daily
used for more than a year in several Japanese IPv6 environments. ..."

The question is, should we abandon Kame's ipv6 code and adopt vendor's
latest release("7.6-ipv6.4")

Since Kame's code is widely tested and is stable, IMHO, we should not
update to the latest vendor's release

Best Regards,
sephe

>     into our contrib framework.
> 
>                                         -Matt
>                                         Matthew Dillon
>                                         <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 


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