[Buildroot] Deprecate rp-pppoe package

[Buildroot] Deprecate rp-pppoe package

[Darcy Watkins]

Hello,

I submitted a patch wrt this subject line / thread back in August.
Essentially I updated the rp-pppoe package version (changed to
autotools) and made sure that the PPPoE server side functionality works
(on a powerpc target).

http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2010-August/036907.html

http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2010-July/036252.html

These changes were not included into buildroot-2010.08 because it was
already at release candidate stage.  I don't see it committed / merged
since either.  Will it make it in before 2010.11 hits release candidate
stage?


Regards,

Darcy

[Buildroot] Deprecate rp-pppoe package

[Gustavo Zacarias]

On 10/13/10 13:13, Darcy Watkins wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I submitted a patch wrt this subject line / thread back in August.
> Essentially I updated the rp-pppoe package version (changed to
> autotools) and made sure that the PPPoE server side functionality works
> (on a powerpc target).
> 
> http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2010-August/036907.html
> 
> http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2010-July/036252.html
> 
> These changes were not included into buildroot-2010.08 because it was
> already at release candidate stage.  I don't see it committed / merged
> since either.  Will it make it in before 2010.11 hits release candidate
> stage?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Darcy

Hi.
I'll be looking into it when i've got some time, probably next week.
It's on my TODO list :)
Regards.

[Buildroot] Deprecate rp-pppoe package

[Gustavo Zacarias]

On 10/13/10 13:13, Darcy Watkins wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I submitted a patch wrt this subject line / thread back in August.
> Essentially I updated the rp-pppoe package version (changed to
> autotools) and made sure that the PPPoE server side functionality works
> (on a powerpc target).
> 
> http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2010-August/036907.html
> 
> http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2010-July/036252.html
> 
> These changes were not included into buildroot-2010.08 because it was
> already at release candidate stage.  I don't see it committed / merged
> since either.  Will it make it in before 2010.11 hits release candidate
> stage?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Darcy

Hi Darcy.
Ok, managed to give it a spin on my powerpc rig.
My changes:

* RP_PPPOE_TARGETS_BIN and MANPAGES are basically the same, so merged.

* No need for RP_PPPOE_SOURCE if it uses the standard naming convention
(it does), so removed it.

* In INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS prefer $(INSTALL) over cp.

* NETSNMP_UNINSTALL? That should be RP_PPPOE_UNINSTALL :)

* In patch 002 (krn-plugin) you're hardcoding PLUGIN_DIR, i removed it
and just pass it to the package at build time (new RP_PPPOE_MAKE_OPTS)
based on pppd's package version. This is to avoid future breakage when
pppd changes version.

* Added RP_PPPOE_DEPENDENCIES = pppd, so that we build after pppd is
done, otherwise you may miss the pppd.h header.

* Cosmetic fixes.

Give it a spin, works for me.
Thanks and regards.
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[Buildroot] Deprecate rp-pppoe package

[Darcy L. Watkins]

Hello,

Before you remove the rp-pppoe package from buildroot, I have a
question.  Does the pppoe plugin for pppd include the access
concentrator (AC) support in it as well?

I ask this because most people only care about the client side and don't
think much about the server side you connect it to.

A while back, I cross compiled the AC functionality of rp-pppoe on
powerpc, added a freeradius client and demo'd a simple embedded AC on an
AMCC Taihu involving, a private LAN, freeradius running on a server
machine and a windows PC running its PPPoE client.  I was able to
advertise numerous "services" from the Taihu and have the PC be able to
select and connect to them using PPPoE sessions.

Regards,

Darcy

[Buildroot] Deprecate rp-pppoe package

[Gustavo Zacarias]

On 07/06/2010 02:08 PM, Darcy L. Watkins wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Before you remove the rp-pppoe package from buildroot, I have a
> question.  Does the pppoe plugin for pppd include the access
> concentrator (AC) support in it as well?
> 
> I ask this because most people only care about the client side and don't
> think much about the server side you connect it to.
> 
> A while back, I cross compiled the AC functionality of rp-pppoe on
> powerpc, added a freeradius client and demo'd a simple embedded AC on an
> AMCC Taihu involving, a private LAN, freeradius running on a server
> machine and a windows PC running its PPPoE client.  I was able to
> advertise numerous "services" from the Taihu and have the PC be able to
> select and connect to them using PPPoE sessions.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Darcy

Hi.
Hmm we might keep rp-pppoe for server-side functionality.
Do you feel like migrating the package to the latest infrastructure and
updating to the latest version?
Regards.

[Buildroot] Deprecate rp-pppoe package

[Darcy Watkins]

Hi,

I'll take that on early August when I get back from vacation.  I'll need
to set up to repeat the test case and probably want to also try it out
on a couple of other processors I have available (an ARM11 MX31 and an
x86 Atom as well as the PPC405).  And of course, upgrade the version
etc.

Buildroot doesn't have the freeradius client in it, so I'll probably
have to add that as well.


Regards,

Darcy


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On 07/06/2010 02:08 PM, Darcy L. Watkins wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Before you remove the rp-pppoe package from buildroot, I have a
> question.  Does the pppoe plugin for pppd include the access
> concentrator (AC) support in it as well?
> 
> I ask this because most people only care about the client side and
don't
> think much about the server side you connect it to.
> 
> A while back, I cross compiled the AC functionality of rp-pppoe on
> powerpc, added a freeradius client and demo'd a simple embedded AC on
an
> AMCC Taihu involving, a private LAN, freeradius running on a server
> machine and a windows PC running its PPPoE client.  I was able to
> advertise numerous "services" from the Taihu and have the PC be able
to
> select and connect to them using PPPoE sessions.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Darcy

Hi.
Hmm we might keep rp-pppoe for server-side functionality.
Do you feel like migrating the package to the latest infrastructure and
updating to the latest version?
Regards.

[Buildroot] Deprecate rp-pppoe package

[Gustavo Zacarias]

Mark the rp-pppoe package as deprecated.
The rp-pppoe (pppoe) plugin has been included in the pppd package for
some time now.

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