FS#32767 - [virt-manager] depends on gnu-netcat but uses openbsd-netcat

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Arnaud Sautaux (cretingame) - Monday, 19 November 2012, 17:41 GMT
Last edited by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:54 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

gnu-netcat is marked as a dependency of virt-manager, but virt-manager use openbsd-netcat with the command 'nc -U'. The options '-U' don't works with the gnu-netcat. It works with the openbsd-netcat.

Netcat is used by virt-manager for remote control.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:54 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  should work, gnu-netcat vs openbsd-netcat todo list is in progress.

https://www.archlinux.org/todolists/
Comment by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Monday, 19 November 2012, 21:12 GMT
it is mess

http://libvirt.org/remote.html points to gnu netcat, but gnu netcat does not know -U...
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 04:30 GMT
Apparently, at the same time openbsd netcat doesnt have -q.
Both seem like issues that should be addressed upstream.
Comment by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 10:59 GMT
let's try new version. openbsd-netcat conflicts with gnu-netcat and provides nc and netcat commands.
Comment by Arnaud Sautaux (cretingame) - Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 19:40 GMT
I made a symbolic link with the openbsd-netcat to replace the gnu and remote virt-manager works !
Comment by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 21:34 GMT
If there were a wrapper script that could provide -U for gnu netcat, would that be a possible workaround, while waiting for upstream to possibly add -U?
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 22:16 GMT
Upstream SVN is untouched for 6 years..
edit: but there seems to be a 0.9 version planned.

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