(address . guix-patches@gnu.org)
20171130021035.12580-1-me@tobias.gr
* gnu/packages/networking.scm (mtr): New public variable.
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Guix,
This adds mtr, the “it can't not be in Guix already what am I searching
wrong!?” network monitor.
Kind regards,
T G-R
gnu/packages/networking.scm | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/networking.scm b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
index 1f4906b7b..755f76b15 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
@@ -1536,3 +1536,34 @@ at the IP layer and link layer, as well as a host of supplementary
functionality. Using libnet, quick and simple packet assembly applications
can be whipped up with little effort.")
(license license:bsd-2)))
+
+(define-public mtr
+ (package
+ (name "mtr")
+ (version "0.92")
+ (source
+ (origin
+ (method url-fetch)
+ (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.bitwizard.nl/" name "/"
+ name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+ (sha256
+ (base32 "10j3ds3p27jygys4x08kj8fi3zlsgiv72xsfazkah6plwawrv5zj"))))
+ (build-system gnu-build-system)
+ (inputs
+ `(("libcap" ,libcap)
+ ("ncurses" ,ncurses)))
+ (native-inputs
+ ;; The 0.92 release tarball still requires the ‘autoheader’ tool.
+ `(("autoconf" ,autoconf)))
+ (arguments
+ `(#:tests? #f)) ; tests require network access
+ (home-page "https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/")
+ (synopsis "Network diagnostic tool")
+ (description
+ "@dfn{mtr} (My TraceRoute) combines the functionality of the
+@command{traceroute} and @command{ping} programs in a single network diagnostic
+tool. @command{mtr} uses ICMP ECHO packets to detect intermediate routers (or
+@dfn{hops}) between the local host and a user-specified destination. It then
+continually measures the response time and packet loss at each hop, and
+displays the results in real time.")
+ (license license:gpl2+)))
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