Subject: renaming a sysctl MIB
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: tech-net
Date: 11/12/2001 18:15:31
I would like to rename a sysctl MIB, to synchronize with KAME tree:
old: net.inet6.ip6.bindv6only
new: net.inet6.ip6.v6only
this synchronizes the sysctl MIB name with the related setsockopt name
(IPV6_V6ONLY).
The change would break existing shell scripts (if there are scripts
using this sysctl MIB). will such change considered acceptable?
or should I just forget about the rename and leave it as is?
the old name appears in 1.5 tree too (not just netbsd-current).
itojun