Re: ifconfig patch that introduces --libxo

Jordan Gordeev <[email protected]> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:47:38 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.hackers
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On Monday, 27 July 2026 at 01:55, Paige Thompson <[email protected]> wro=
te:

> I have a patch for sbin/ifconfig in the works that I'd like to
> eventually submit at some point.

The quickest way to convince people that your changes don't introduce any r=
egressions is to create a thorough test suite. There are probably users out=
 there who parse the output of ifconfig in improvised fashion and their par=
sers may be sensitive to even small changes in the output format.

Because ifconfig is also available as /rescue/ifconfig, make sure to preser=
ve the operation of that version too.

Best regards,
Jordan Gordeev