Thomas de Roo wrote:
>
> Bruce Dubbs schreef op 3-2-2014 05:22:
>> I am getting ready to change the iana file installation in LFS.  The
>> procedure will be to download:
>>
>> http://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/sources/LFS/lfs-packages/conglomeration/iana-etc/iana-files-1.0.tar.xz
>>
>> After unpacking the install will be:
>>
>> install -m644 -u root -g root services protocols /etc
>> install -m744 -u root -g root update* /usr/sbin
>>
>> Two executable scripts are installed, update-iana-protocols and
>> update-iana-services.  These scripts create /usr/share/iana-etc if it
>> does not exist and use wget (not available in LFS) to get the upstream
>> xml files.  The scripts then parse the xml files and update
>> /etc/protocols and /etc/services as appropriate.
>>
>> As I write this, I'm thinking that the header of the installed files
>> should perhaps also read:
>>
>> # To update this file, use the update-iana-<file> script.
>>
>> We might also want to just number the tarball iana-files-1.tar.xz and
>> increment the number as needed without major/minor versions.
>>
>> Other tweaks can be made. Please let me know what you think.

> You could use bash functionality to retrieve the files, when wget is not
> available: http://www.pebble.org.uk/linux/bashbrowser

That still assumes network connectivity and that's not always true in 
Chapter 6.

   -- Bruce

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