Re: [bug-inetutils] up to date inetutils

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Andy Furniss <address@hidden> wrote:

> I reported a bug about 18 months ago to do with ping -i < 1 causing a
> flood ping. I was told it was fixed in the repository but can't find
> an updated version of inetutils - I use LFS and they still use the
> version on gnu.org.

Yes, it is fixed in the repository. However, no new version has been
released since then.

> Is there a more recent release or if not can you give me some tips on
> building the cvs for linux, I have failed so far :-).

To build CVS version, you will first need to have recent versions of
autotools installed on your box. These are:

  Package   Version (>=)
  ========  ============
  automake  1.8.5
  autoconf  2.59

To get the sources from the CVS, issue the following command:

CVS_RSH=ssh \
 cvs -d :ext:address@hidden:/cvsroot/inetutils checkout inetutils

Make sure SSHv2 is used.

Then, change to inetutils directory and run ./autogen.sh. It should
generate all necessary configuration files and makefiles. After it
finishes, run ./configure and proceed as usual.

Regards,
Sergey