GW6C does not install a gw6c.conf file

[Vin Shankar]

Binary package hint: gw6c

background: gw6c requires a config file, which should be installed as /etc/gw6c/gw6c.conf to run.

Expected behaviour: gw6c package installs a basic config file, providing an anonymous single-host tunnel and with any ubuntu-specific changes, is installed at /etc/gw6c/gw6c.conf

Actual behaviour: No config file installed. An example, which requires modification to be usable even for anonymous connections, is installed (gzipped) at /usr/share/doc/gw6c/examples/gw6c.conf.sample.gz but many users would not know where to find this, and no documentation is provided explaining the correct location for the config file.

[Ezra Reeves (ezrareeves)]

Does it actually install a config file for you? On my system there was no config and I had to make one myself. After I make one I can see the tunnel with ifconfig and can ping it from my system but am unable to use it to browse ipv6 sites in firefox. With tspc I had no problems.

[Ezra Reeves (ezrareeves)]

That is only when i use gw6c -f /etc/gw6c/gw6c.conf which I shouldn't have to do.

[Thomas Dreibholz (dreibh)]

The installation of gw6c (version 6.0.1dfsg.1-4 under Karmic) creates an empty directory /etc/gw6c. The required config file is missing => gw6c cannot start and the system will get no IPv6 connectivity.

To manually fix the problem, I have extracted /usr/share/doc/gw6c/examples/gw6c.conf.sample.gz to /etc/gw6c/gw6c.conf. The example configuration needs the following changes to actually work:
if_tunnel_v6v4=sit1
if_tunnel_v6udpv4=tun0
if_tunnel_v4v6=sit0
template=linux

I think this installation bug is of high importance, since it prevents less-experienced users from getting IPv6 connectivity.

[Vin Shankar (v-shankar)]

Description updated - gw6c now looks for a config file, but none is installed by default, as Thomas and Ezra have noted.

At least I was able to copy in my old gw6c.conf from another machine and have it work now...

[Ezra Reeves (ezrareeves)]

Fixed:

gw6c (6.0.1dfsg.1-4ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * debian/rules
    - Took out make call in install-default gw6c.conf now gets installed
      from debian/gw6c.conf(was creating an unusable config)
      Fixes (LP: #438658 )
  * debian/gw6c.examples
    - Removed replaced with the good config.

[Ezra Reeves (ezrareeves)]

Fixed gw6c.conf perms on install

[Fabrice Coutadeur (fabricesp)]

Hi,

Instead of having the full conf file in debian, it would be easier to set the variable used by the Makefile to generate the conf:
 @sed -e "s+@ifname_v4v6@+$(PLATFORM_V4V6)+" \
      -e "s+@ifname_v6udpv4@+$(PLATFORM_V6UDPV4)+" \
      -e "s+@ifname_v6v4@+$(PLATFORM_V6V4)+" \
      -e "s+@conf_template@+$(PLATFORM)+" \
      -e "s+@conf_gw6_dir@+$(INSTALL_DIR)+"

I've quickly checked, and I've been able to generate the same file as you put in Debian.
This will also reduce the diff with Debian. Please update your debdiff.

Thanks,
Fabrice

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

6.0.1dfsg.1-6 which is in Debian unstable and will be synced into Ubuntu once it hits testing, now installs a sample conf and fixes the make invocation to properly generate the conf as well.

gw6c (6.0.1dfsg.1-6) unstable; urgency=low

   [ ???????? ???????????????? (Ahmed El-Mahmoudy) ]
   * debian/rules:
     + Simplify rules file.
     + Fix make invocation to properly generate gw6c.sample.conf
     + Install gw6c.sample.conf also in /etc/gw6c/gw6c.conf (LP: #438658)
   * debian/patches: remove old dpatch files.
   * debian/control:
     + Build-Depend on debhelper >= 7.0.50~ to support debhelper overrides.
     + Remove quilt from Build-Depends.
     + Added ${misc:Depends} to Depends.
   * debian/dirs: Remove dirs that will be created by dh_install anyways.

   [ Craig Small ]
   * Added a keyfile check bypass to init
   * Documented default file

 -- Craig Small <email address hidden> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:58:31 +1100

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gw6c - 6.0.1dfsg.1-8

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gw6c (6.0.1dfsg.1-8) unstable; urgency=low

  * Removed a quote out of rules

gw6c (6.0.1dfsg.1-7) unstable; urgency=low

  * Conditionally depend on iproute
  * Put correct template in for freebsd

gw6c (6.0.1dfsg.1-6) unstable; urgency=low

  [ ???????? ???????????????? (Ahmed El-Mahmoudy) ]
  * debian/rules:
    + Simplify rules file.
    + Fix make invocation to properly generate gw6c.sample.conf
    + Install gw6c.sample.conf also in /etc/gw6c/gw6c.conf (LP: #438658)
  * debian/patches: remove old dpatch files.
  * debian/control:
    + Build-Depend on debhelper >= 7.0.50~ to support debhelper overrides.
    + Remove quilt from Build-Depends.
    + Added ${misc:Depends} to Depends.
  * debian/dirs: Remove dirs that will be created by dh_install anyways.

  [ Craig Small ]
  * Added a keyfile check bypass to init
  * Documented default file

gw6c (6.0.1dfsg.1-5) unstable; urgency=low

  * Adjust README and init script to die if no server key or config file
  * Closes: #554911
  * Added Ubuntu patch LP:418176
  * Removed -c option and fixed default config file path in gw6c.8
  * clarified GPL version of debian files
  * Changed to quilt patching and source format
 -- Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync <email address hidden> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:30:42 +0000

[volkris (volkris)]

The new version shows up in Lucid, but not Karmic, according to packages.u.c

[WinstonChurchill (winstonchurchill)]

This is still not fixed in Karmic