Re: Updated: Enabling tap interfaces in pfinet

On Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 12:39:15AM +0100, Bradley Morgan wrote:
> On 30 July 2026 00:30:07 BST, Samuel Thibault <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >Bradley Morgan, le jeu. 30 juil. 2026 00:28:13 +0100, a ecrit:
> >> On 30 July 2026 00:16:41 BST, Ralph Ronnquist <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >Fair enough. I've attached the merged patch here, and then took the
> >> >opportunity to fix up the tap mac address logic as well.
> >> >
> >> >There's still a problem in using a direct mapping of the tap name to
> >> >mac address since then a virtual cable between two hosts will require
> >> >there being differently named taps. Perhaps it really needs an
> >> >additional pfnet argument for that.
> >> >
> >> 
> >> I'm still concerned as to why people in hurd sends their patches as
> >> attachments...
> >
> >That's really not a problem to me when it's properly identified as a
> >text attachment, when I reply with mutt it gets inlined automatically.
> 
> My concern is that some clients aren't as lucky, could users send the
> patches contents either through their client, or through a alternate tool
> like git send-email? So people like me can review without paining myself
> By opening the file and copy and pasting the context, which 
> gets pretty annoying 

Hmm I thought it sends as a normal mime-encoded email with
attachment(s). That's what I get. Isn't that what you get, Bradley?

For me, the (hurd) host that holds the git workspace doesn't have any
MTA setup, and I use the procedure to prepare the patch with git
format-patch, transfer that to an emailing capable host and then email
it from there. (as attachment with mutt). I suppose g-t-email is
available, but thn my hurd host will need to be on the Internet, and
have a bit more administrative setup with keys (I'm not sure I would
want those stored on an experimental system).

Though I'm of course willing to adapt to the procedural habits
expected or "required" by the group where I wish to conribute. My
intention is to contribute in a useful way.

regards,

Ralph.