[MacPorts] #36342: Description for arping is incorrect

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Wed Sep 26 08:24:26 PDT 2012


#36342: Description for arping is incorrect
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  Reporter:  tim@…   |      Owner:  snc@…
      Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal  |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports   |    Version:  2.1.2
Resolution:          |   Keywords:
      Port:  arping  |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * owner:  macports-tickets@… => snc@…
 * port:   => arping


Old description:

> At this URL:
> https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/net/arping/Portfile the
> description reads:
>
> "utility to find out if a MAC address is already taken on a LAN"
>
> The long description reads:
>
> "Arping is a util to find out if a specific IP address on the LAN is
> 'taken' and what MAC address owns it."
>
> The long description is correct.  The description is incorrect because
> you're not looking to see if a MAC address is taken just the IP address.
> Aside from soft-setting the MAC address you shouldn't run into duplicate
> MAC addresses on an Ethernet network.

New description:

 At this URL: browser:trunk/dports/net/arping/Portfile the description
 reads:

 "utility to find out if a MAC address is already taken on a LAN"

 The long description reads:

 "Arping is a util to find out if a specific IP address on the LAN is
 'taken' and what MAC address owns it."

 The long description is correct.  The description is incorrect because
 you're not looking to see if a MAC address is taken just the IP address.
 Aside from soft-setting the MAC address you shouldn't run into duplicate
 MAC addresses on an Ethernet network.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36342#comment:1>
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