Bug#387908: ftbfs: 500_ping_icmp fails on VServer

[Niko Tyni]

retitle 387908 support building without a configured 'lo' interface
severity 387908 wishlist
tag 387908 wontfix
thanks

On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 11:46:54PM +0200, Niko Tyni wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 09:14:46PM +0100, Max Kellermann wrote:
>  
> > I still don't think that any package should require networking to be
> > set up or even enabled in the kernel to build from source.
>
> I think you should try to drive this at the level of the Debian Policy
> rather than file bugs against individual packages. The current practice is
> clearly that requiring the loopback interface is acceptable but requiring
> general network connectivity isn't.

I'm setting this to wishlist and I do not intend to fix it. Will
reconsider if I see a consensus on debian-devel and/or a recommendation
in the Debian Policy that building without 127.0.0.1 should be supported.
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Niko Tyni   ntyni at debian.org