Link-local ipv6 addresses are unusable on non-Linux-like platforms
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Description
Version
All
Platform
All platforms except Linux-like ones; Android, Linux, and Fuschia.
Description
IPv6 requires scope ids. These are closely related to interfaces. Mostly synonymous.
The API for setting the interface for a connection, set_interface is unavailable on some platforms.
This makes link-local ipv6 addresses almost unusable on those platforms.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the set_interface API and the platform-specific connection code that handles IPv6 scope IDs. Compare the supported behavior on Linux-like and other platforms, then identify how link-local addresses are represented and tested. Done means link-local IPv6 connections work on the listed non-Linux-like platforms, with coverage for the affected cases.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100