Re: ifconfig patch that introduces --libxo

From: Jordan Gordeev <jgopensource_at_proton.me>
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:47:38 UTC
On Monday, 27 July 2026 at 01:55, Paige Thompson <paigeadele@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a patch for sbin/ifconfig in the works that I'd like to
> eventually submit at some point.

The quickest way to convince people that your changes don't introduce any regressions is to create a thorough test suite. There are probably users out there who parse the output of ifconfig in improvised fashion and their parsers may be sensitive to even small changes in the output format.

Because ifconfig is also available as /rescue/ifconfig, make sure to preserve the operation of that version too.

Best regards,
Jordan Gordeev