Subject: bin/3548: pppd reports missing kernel support with misleading message
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Martin Husemann <martin@rumolt.teuto.de>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/27/1997 18:04:33
>Number: 3548
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: pppd reports missing ppp kernel support misleadingly
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: low
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Apr 27 09:20:07 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Martin Husemann
>Organization:
>Release: current as of Apr 22
>Environment:
System: NetBSD rumolt.teuto.de 1.2D NetBSD 1.2D (RUMOLT) #0: Sun Apr 27 19:36:03 MEST 1997 root@hwart.teuto.de:/usr/src/sys-local/arch/i386/compile/RUMOLT i386
>Description:
When running pppd on a system without ppp in the kernel, you get a very
misleading message telling you to follow instructions in README.bsd in
the ppp-2.2 distribution. This doesn't make sense in the NetBSD environment.
>How-To-Repeat:
s.a.
>Fix:
*** src/usr.sbin/pppd/sys-bsd.c.orig Sun Apr 27 20:07:36 1997
--- src/usr.sbin/pppd/sys-bsd.c Sun Apr 27 20:09:22 1997
***************
*** 183,188 ****
no_ppp_msg = "\
This system lacks kernel support for PPP. To include PPP support\n\
! in the kernel, please follow the steps detailed in the README.bsd\n\
! file in the ppp-2.2 distribution.\n";
return ok;
}
--- 183,191 ----
no_ppp_msg = "\
This system lacks kernel support for PPP. To include PPP support\n\
! in the kernel, please add a line\n\
! \n\
! pseudo-device ppp 1\n\
! \n\
! to your kernel config file and build a new kernel.\n";
return ok;
}
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