Bug 4295

As you have decided to replace dhcpcd with pump, you
have broken backwards compatibility with 5.2.

I, and probably other users, had configured ifdhcpcd-up
to perform specific activity.

It also broke the /etc/dhcp/hostinfo-{ifc} mechanism
according to which the file could be 'source-d' and
the variables used.

(Yes, I know that it is possible to accomplish the same
with 'pump', by querying pump and populating the
file with the values returned:

pump -i $IFC --status > $STATFILE

IPADDR=`grep IP: $STATFILE | sed -e 's/ IP: //'`
NETMASK=`grep Netmask: $STATFILE | sed -e 's/   Netmask:
//'`
BROADCAST=`grep Broadcast: $STATFILE | sed -e 's/
Broadcast: //'`
ROUTER=`grep Gateway: $STATFILE | sed -e 's/    Gateway:
//'`
NAMESERVERS=`grep Nameservers: $STATFILE | sed -e 's/
Nameservers: //'`

)

The replacement for dhcpcd - pump - broke the backwards
compatibility.

Furthermore, as mentioned in a previous bug I submitted,
pump (I upgraded following the errata), core dumps on
a compiled 2.2.10 kernel.

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Forgive me for venting, but it appears to me that having
replaced 'pump' with a non-compatible replacement is
a cardinal sin in delivering software.

No matter how smart the replacement program may be, the
impact on the users should be evaluated first and foremost.

You screwed up.

Arieh Markel