Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:40:55 +0200 From: Lars Liedtke <liedtke@punkt.de> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is IPV6 option still necessary? Message-ID: <566f28fc-8c6b-0d43-8455-0524e1965896@punkt.de> In-Reply-To: <00A8CB48-BEEC-432C-8600-4AC333443131@kreme.com> References: <20191009061538.re66hcii2z73ry6p@ivaldir.net> <00A8CB48-BEEC-432C-8600-4AC333443131@kreme.com>
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Am 10.10.19 um 17:17 schrieb LuKreme: > On Oct 9, 2019, at 00:15, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> wrote: >> I agree I don't see the reason why we should keep that ipv6 option. When off >> this option does not bring much value to the users as the code for apps to >> support ipv6 mostly reside in the libc. Actually that was my intent in 2012 to >> first turn it on by default everywhere and then drop the option entirely. > My isp does not support ipv6, so my services are not set to use it. I did have to specifically disable it in configuration for something, I forget what, but I have never felt the need to disable it in builds. > Why not just make building in IPv6 support the default, and introduce a flag if someone really needs or wants to build without that support? Best regards Lars -- punkt.de GmbH * Kaiserallee 13a * 76133 Karlsruhe Tel. 0721 9109 0 * Fax 0721 9109 100 info@punkt.de https://www.punkt.de Gf: Jürgen Egeling AG Mannheim 108285
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