[BusyBox 0000980]: patch to avoid "broadcast +" syntax

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The following issue requires your FEEDBACK. 
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http://busybox.net/bugs/view.php?id=980 
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Reported By:                robang74
Assigned To:                BusyBox
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Project:                    BusyBox
Issue ID:                   980
Category:                   Standards Compliance
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     feedback
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Date Submitted:             08-03-2006 00:44 PDT
Last Modified:              11-21-2006 05:17 PST
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Summary:                    patch to avoid "broadcast +" syntax
Description: 
Automatic calculation of broadcast could be done if IP and netmask is
defined.
Busybox's ifconfig made it only if "broadcast +" is specified which is not
a common use of ifconfig. This patch fix this behaviure and mantain
"broadcast +" syntax for back compatibilty which those scripts still using
it.

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 vda - 11-21-06 05:17  
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Do I understand you correctly that "standard" ifconfig automatically
deduces bcast addr while bbox's requires "broadcast +" on the command
line.

And BTW, why ifconfig insists on continuing on errors, sometimes even
without error message? It's more natural and probably better to bail out
with error message on stderr... 

Issue History 
Date Modified   Username       Field                    Change               
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08-03-06 00:44  robang74       New Issue                                    
08-03-06 00:44  robang74       Status                   new => assigned     
08-03-06 00:44  robang74       Assigned To               => BusyBox         
08-03-06 00:44  robang74       File Added: busybox-1.1.3-ifconfig.patch         
          
11-21-06 05:17  vda            Note Added: 0001755                          
11-21-06 05:17  vda            Status                   assigned => feedback
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