Re: proposal : remove hostname from coreutils

[Eric Blake]

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According to Gabriel Barazer on 7/23/2007 6:50 AM:
> Hi,
> 
> The "hostname" utility in coreutils-6.9 is still a very old version, and
> the "hostname" from net-tools 1.60 (released ~2001) is a better featured
> utility. Since net-tools doesn't seem to be maintained anymore, what
> about updating the "hostname" sources from coreutils, or simply remove
> it ? It would avoid duplicate tools, since we can't even disable its
> compilation at configure time.

Actually, in the latest git/CVS coreutils (which will become coreutils
6.10), it IS possible to disable a subset of programs you don't want
installed:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2007-06/msg00110.html

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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