By default birdc from net-misc/bird tried to connect socket /var/lib/run/bird.ctl, but real place is /var/run/bird.ctl: # birdc Unable to connect to server control socket (/var/lib/run/bird.ctl): No such file or directory Place for socket can be set by --localstatedir option for configure script. See attached diff for 1.2.3 and 1.2.4
Created attachment 248090 [details, diff] bird-1.2.3-r1.ebuild.diff
Created attachment 248091 [details, diff] bird-1.2.4.ebuild.diff
1.2.5 is out.
+*bird-1.3.0 (31 Mar 2011) + + 31 Mar 2011; Tony Vroon <chainsaw@gentoo.org> +files/1.3.0-v4-v6-build.patch, + -bird-1.2.3-r1.ebuild, +files/initd-v4-bird-1.3.0, + +files/initd-v6-bird-1.3.0, +bird-1.3.0.ebuild: + New upstream release, adds iBGP, multipath support, layer 2 link state + detection, IPv6 RAs and many bugfixes. OSPF now supports point-to-multipoint + interfaces. Azamat H. Hackimov has provided completely new initscripts and + important socket path fixes, closes bugs #338118 and #338188. Your contribution to Gentoo Linux is highly appreciated. My apologies for the delayed response.