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49 lines
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# ifupdown-ng
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ifupdown-ng is a network device manager that is largely compatible with Debian
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ifupdown, BusyBox ifupdown and Cumulus Networks' ifupdown2.
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For more information read the [admin guide](doc/ADMIN-GUIDE.md).
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## Dependency Resolution
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![Dependency resolution example](doc/img/dependency-resolution.png)
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ifupdown-ng uses a dependency resolver to determine interface bring-up order
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in a deterministic way.
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This is accomplished through a combination of manual hinting using the `requires`
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keyword and dependency learning using native executors.
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For compatibility with some legacy ifupdown executors, we also provide the
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`requires` keyword under other environment variables in some cases.
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## Caveats
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* ifupdown2 python plugins are not supported at this time. An executor could be
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written to handle them.
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* ifupdown-ng retains compatibility with /etc/network/if-X.d scripts, but will
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prefer using executors in /usr/libexec/ifupdown-ng where appropriate.
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## Building
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On musl systems, simply do `make` and `make install` to build and install.
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On glibc systems, you must install `libbsd-dev` or equivalent and additionally define `LIBBSD_CFLAGS` and `LIBBSD_LIBS`:
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# instal packages
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apt install build-essential libbsd0 libbsd-dev
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# build ifupdown-ng
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make LIBBSD_CFLAGS="$(pkg-config --cflags libbsd-overlay)" LIBBSD_LIBS="$(pkg-config --cflags --libs libbsd-overlay)"
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make install
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To run the tests, do `make check`. Running the checks requires `kyua` (`apk add kyua` / `apt install kyua`).
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To build the documentation, do `make docs` and `make install_docs`. Building
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the documentation requires scdoc (`apk add scdoc` / `apt install scdoc`).
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## Discussion
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Discuss ifupdown-ng on IRC: irc.oftc.net #ifupdown-ng
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