dhcpcd-discuss

On 20/09/2013 11:35, Roy Marples wrote:
> Hi List
>
> dhcpcd-6.1.0 has been released with the following changes:

Hi, just updated from dhcpcd-5.6.2 and also updated kernel from 3.2 to 
3.10, and I notice a change in behaviour in that --background (or same 
in /etc/dhcpcd.conf) no longer causes dhcpcd to background.  I had a 
quick look at the code and I see it should log that it's trying to 
background, so I think it's not a fork failure because I see no such log 
messages?

System is gentoo, using openrc and an older udev. I am testing by 
starting dhcpcd manually against an ethernet interface which is "up", 
but has no cable attached. I just see the following:

$ dhcpcd -C resolv.conf -b -m 12 eth3
dhcpcd[6337]: version 6.1.0 starting
Nothing to do
Nothing to do
dhcpcd[6337]: eth3: waiting for carrier


Any ideas on where to look to debug this?  Obviously I need to 
instrument a little?

Thanks

Ed W