Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch - Version 2.0.0-MIPS

Chapter 10. Installing Basic System Software

10.46. IPutils-s20101006

The IPutils package contains programs for basic networking.

10.46.1. Installation of IPutils

IPutils has various issues addressed by the following patch: 

patch -Np1 -i ../iputils-s20101006-fixes-1.patch

The following patch contains pregenerated documentation for IPutils: 

patch -Np1 -i ../iputils-s20101006-doc-1.patch

Compile the package: 

make IPV4_TARGETS="tracepath ping clockdiff rdisc" \
    IPV6_TARGETS="tracepath6 traceroute6"

This package does not come with a test suite.

Install the package: 

install -v -m755 ping /bin
install -v -m755 clockdiff /usr/bin
install -v -m755 rdisc /usr/bin
install -v -m755 tracepath /usr/bin
install -v -m755 trace{path,route}6 /usr/bin
install -v -m644 doc/*.8 /usr/share/man/man8

10.46.2. Contents of iputils

Installed programs: clockdiff, ping, rdisc, tracepath, tracepath6, and traceroute6

Short Descriptions

clockdiff

Measures the clock difference between hosts

ping

Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies take. This is the IPV4 version

rdisc

Network router discovery daemon

tracepath

Traces the path to a network host discovering MTU along the path. This is the IPV4 version.

tracepath6

Traces the path to a network host discovering MTU along the path. This is the IPV6 version.

traceroute6

Traces the path to a network host on an IPV6 network