sys-apps/ifplugd-0.28-r7 does not have an init script.
Maybe read the messages? pkg_postinst() { # Warn about old init script einfo "baselayout now starts ifplugd automatically on wired interfaces" einfo "If you do not want this behaviour then add !plug to your modules" einfo "in /etc/conf.d/net like so" einfo " modules=( \"!plug\" )" Basically baselayout takes care of starting ifplugd for you if you so want.
Yes, and it's nice that baselayout supports ifplugd now, but the way ifplugd works in baselayout is ... not perferable to some of us. It would be nice if we could get the init scripts back, even if they were only installed via a use flag. It's nice that modules="!plug" can turn off support in baselayout, but if we want old support we have to write new init scripts ourselves, which is a bit of a PITA..
(In reply to comment #2) > Yes, and it's nice that baselayout supports ifplugd now, but the way ifplugd > works in baselayout is ... not perferable to some of us. Why? Let's just say that providing an init script for ifplugd isn't an option at this time.
Created attachment 106702 [details] ifplugd init script from an older version Allowing ifplugd to control the net.* scripts entirely allows one to do some more advanced things, such as switch on/off other interfaces on plug, without needing to write pre_up() functions, etc. Just an example. Also, services that 'need net' or 'use net' don't get scheduled to start on eth0 (if theres no wire on it) and stay stopped even when eth1 comes up.. I'm attaching the ifplugd init script from a long time ago (i still had it in a backup), in case anyone wants to use it..
(In reply to comment #4) > Allowing ifplugd to control the net.* scripts entirely allows one to do some > more advanced things, such as switch on/off other interfaces on plug, without > needing to write pre_up() functions, etc. Just an example. AFAIK you can't do that in the old ifplug script either. Or do you mean specify which interfaces you want plugged? You can do that like so modules_eth1=( "!plug" ) Also, specify the preup function > Also, services that 'need net' or 'use net' don't get scheduled to start on > eth0 (if theres no wire on it) and stay stopped even when eth1 comes up.. Depends on baselayout version. That should work in 1.12, but there's an open bug for 1.13 which should be fixed soon. That's nothing that the attached init script can do that baselayout cannot.
