Re: [PATCH] resolvconf support (Re: NM 0.7 Debian Lenny - strangest issue...)

[Alexander Sack <asac jwsdot com>]

On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 05:07:21PM +0200, Alexander Sack wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 04:42:39PM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> >
> > I wouldn't necessarily add a configure flag and #ifdef WITH_RESOLVCONF.
> >
> > I'd simply check at runtime, if the resolvconf binary is available (  
> > g_file_test (RESOLVCONF, G_FILE_TEST_IS_EXECUTABLE)) { .. } )
> 
> OK, I didnt do that because I assumed that this is a debian/ubuntu
> only thing. However, I could easily change it obviously.
> 
> (However, the fallbacks will still be necessary in case someone trashed
> resolvconf by replacing the /etc/resolv.conf link with a file.)

I forgot: the ifdef WITH_RESOLVCONF doesnt mean "resolvconf will
exist", it just means: "try to use resolvconf".

So it just ment as a way to disable it for distros that dont have
resolvconf anyway.

The code itself would work without the #ifdef and without a
g_file_test if we want.

 - Alexander