Re: Is INET6 a required option these days? (kernel build failure)

On 9/29/24 16:24, void wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 02:13:01PM +0000, Gary Jennejohn wrote:
> 
>> I personally have been using a customized kernel configuration file for
>> 25 years or more and I have no intention of changing it.
>>
>> Just because INET6 shows up in all the boilerplate config files doesn't
>> change the fact that INET6 is still an option.
> 
> I've always thought inet6 stuff was needed by some internal processes
> even if not explicitly enabled. i tried ages ago disabling it all and 
> various
> things broke inexplicably

I agree with Gary.
I too have been running for the past 25 years with INET6 disabled and 
never experienced any trouble that could possibly or remotely be caused 
by this.

  bye
	av.