On 9/15/23 9:59 AM, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:58:25 +0200 > Andrea Claudi <acla...@redhat.com> wrote: > >> This commit allows users/packagers to choose a default for the color >> output feature provided by some iproute2 tools. >> >> The configure script option is documented in the script itself and it is >> pretty much self-explanatory. The default value is set to "never" to >> avoid changes to the current ip, tc, and bridge behaviour. >> >> Signed-off-by: Andrea Claudi <acla...@redhat.com> >> --- > > More build time config is not the answer either. > Don't want complaints from distribution users about the change. > Needs to be an environment variable or config file.
I liked the intent, and it defaults to off. Allowing an on by default brings awareness of the usefulness of the color option. I have applied the patches, so we need either a revert or followup based on Stephen's objections.
