iana-etc update proposal

[bmarkus]

Current 4.x base contains the complete protocols file, so it can be removed from iana-etc.tcz

[curaga]

I disagree, it's a part of iana-etc, and there may be updates to it in the future. With such you wouldn't need to update the base to get the newer file, only the extension.

[bmarkus]

I disagree, it's a part of iana-etc, and there may be updates to it in the future. With such you wouldn't need to update the base to get the newer file, only the extension.

TC itself is changing much faster; maybe it will slow down once And I do not like duplication of resources. Anyhow, doesn't hurt if it stays.

[curaga]

I was thinking more of an embedded situation where you may not be able to update TC, updating iana-etc.tcz is a much smaller risk.

[bmarkus]

As it is in base currently, there is really a low probability you need iana-etctcz. Protocols do not change, over long time, basic port defintions are there. If you need it not for new protocols but to have port definitions.

[gerald_clark]

You could also force a symlink to free up the memory used by the copy in core.

[bmarkus]

As a generic strategy, much better not load something unnecesary than to load and fix what you have load.

What you are proposing is a terribly bad practice.

[gerald_clark]

I did not say to load the file and then fix the one you just loaded.
I said you could force a symlink from the one you loaded to /etc/protocols.
This would remove the old /etc/protocols that loaded at boot, and link it to the new version.
This would free up the memory used by the old version.
You may not like it, but it is one way to avoid 2 copies.