Bug 9102

Summary:	ifconfig from net-tools doesn't override ifconfig from busybox
Product:	[Build System, Metadata & Runtime] OE-Core	Reporter:	Diego <diego.ml>
Component:	connectivity	Assignee:	Jussi Kukkonen <jku>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Undecided	CC:	meta.mr.watcher, meta.watcher
Version:	1.8.2
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Multiple
Whiteboard:
OS type for building Yocto:	---	Type of Regression:	---
Verified:		Documentation change:	Don't know

Description Diego 2016-02-11 16:22:37 UTC

While installing ifconfig correctly install the link:
/sbin/ifconfig -> /sbin/ifconfig.net-tools
using just "ifconfig" on the command line still calls busybox, as the link:
/usr/bin/ifconfig -> /bin/busybox

So I think /usr/bin takes precedence over /sbin.

Comment 1 Diego 2016-02-12 09:50:02 UTC

It looks like busybox installs link:
/sbin/ifconfig -> /bin/busybox.nosuid
which gets correctly replaced by:
/sbin/ifconfig -> /sbin/ifconfig.net-tools
according to update-alternatives priority.

But somehow a second link exists and takes precedence:
/usr/bin/ifconfig -> /bin/busybox

Comment 2 Diego 2016-02-12 10:16:24 UTC

Sorry, please disregard this bug altogether, the:
/usr/bin/ifconfig -> /bin/busybox
was a (wrong) hack, that somebody put in our custom layer.
This has nothing to do with oe-core.

Sorry again.