On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 12:51:18AM +0100, Tilman Schmidt wrote: > On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:53:08 +0100 I sent this patch to the > util-linux-ng mailing list: > > > Add an ldattach(8) utility program similar to the one in OpenBSD. > > > > Signed-off-by: Tilman Schmidt <tilman@xxxxxxx> > > --- > > > > Incorporates comments on the first version, now has support for arbitrary > > line speeds if the platform supports them, corresponding long options for > > all short options, and a more complete manpage. Size slightly increased > > (by about 15%) as a result. Comments welcome. > > > > sys-utils/Makefile.am | 4 > > sys-utils/ldattach.8 | 130 +++++++++++++++++++ > > sys-utils/ldattach.c | 327 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 3 files changed, 459 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > That was almost four weeks ago, and I don't see any sign of progress > towards inclusion of that program in util-linux-ng. Hmm.. It's possible that I have lost this your e-mail. (If yes, sorry). But I can't found it in the mailing list archive too. (See http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.utilities.util-linux-ng/). The latest e-mail about this topic is: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.utilities.util-linux-ng/1230/focus=1255 > Is there any chance of this being merged anytime soon? Any open Yes, definitely. (My plan is feature freeze and -rc1 next week or so.) > issues I should resolve? Anything else can I do to help it? Well, send it again :-) (you can try CC: directly to me) Karel -- Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux-ng" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html