#956718 Register intetutils-foo commands as foo in architectures where net-tools are not available

#956718#5
Date:
2020-04-14 16:26:41 UTC
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libnet-dev is not avilable on hurd-i386 and kfreebsd-* architectures
https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=dnprogs&suite=sid

So it'd be nice if commands like inetutls-ifconfig is available as
ifconfig at least on these architectures.

#956718#10
Date:
2021-09-04 17:03:14 UTC
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Hi!

The reason this is not done and has not been done in the past is
because I don't think the programs provided are command-line
compatible with the ones these would replace, which would cause
potential breakage depending on what the callers expect. And this
applies equally to all architectures.

Implementing this change would require, I think, to:

 * Check command-line and behavior compatibility with replaced tools.
   - Implement what might be missing or expected by callers.
 * Coordinate with replaced package maintainers to switch these to use
   alternatives, and add these as alternatives here.

Thanks,
Guillem