Subject: Re: renaming a sysctl MIB
To: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@iijlab.net>
From: Luke Mewburn <lukem@netbsd.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 11/13/2001 02:13:05
On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 06:15:31PM +0900, Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino wrote:
> 	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).

rename it, and keep the old one if COMPAT_15 is defined...

luke.