Port details
bird3 Dynamic multithreaded IP routing daemon
3.4.0_1 net Σ 3.3.2_1Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch. Maintainer: olivier@FreeBSD.org Port Added: 2025-01-09 22:09:06Last Update: 2026-11-07 16:57:22Commit Hash: e30186b People watching this port, also watch: syslog-ng , postfix , unzip , lynx , gnome License: GPLv2WWW: https://bird.nic.cz/ Description: # The BIRD project aims to develop a fully functional dynamic IP routing daemon.
- Both IPv4 and IPv6
- Multiple routing tables
- BGP
- BMP
- RIP
- OSPF
- Babel
- Static routes
- Inter-table protocol
- Command-line interface
- Soft reconfiguration
- Powerful language for route filtering
Starting with release 3.x, BIRD is multi-threaded. Manual pages: # FreshPorts has no man page information for this port.
pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist # USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
Dependency lines :
Conflicts: # CONFLICTS:
To install the port : # cd /usr/ports/net/bird3/ && make install clean To add the package , run one of these commands: pkg install net/bird3 pkg install bird3 PKGNAME: bird3 Flavors: # there is no flavor information for this port. distinfo: # TIMESTAMP = 1791871707
SHA256 (bird-3.4.0.tar.gz) = ee8900c98de7b4da0f2b5480eb66adc3aca6961baeba4ac949481ccac3ed365f
SIZE (bird-3.4.0.tar.gz) = 2887825
Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC): #
Dependencies # NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered. Build dependencies: #
bison : devel/bison gmake>=4.4.1 : devel/gmake
Library dependencies: #
libssh.so : security/libssh libreadline.so.8 : devel/readline
There are no ports dependent upon this port # Configuration Options : # ===> The following configuration options are available for bird3-3.4.0_1:
====> Routing Protocols
BFD=on: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
BABEL=on: Babel routing protocol
BMP=on: BGP Monitoring Protocol
BGP=on: Border Gateway Protocol
MRT=on: Dumping Routing Information in MRT Format
OSPF=on: Open Short Path First
PIPE=on: PIPE routing
RADV=on: Router Advertisement
RIP=on: Routing Information Protocol
RPKI=on: Resource Public Key Infrastructure
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings Options name : # net_bird3 USES: # bison cpe gmake ncurses readline
pkg-message: # FreshPorts was unable to extract/find any pkg message Master Sites: #
Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page) Commit Credits Log message 3.4.0_1 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Fix crash with filter usage
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.4.0 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: update to 3.4.0
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.3.3 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: update to 3.3.3
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.3.2_1 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Enable BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP)
Reported by: Alarig Le Lay <alarig@swordarmor.fr > 3.3.2 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: update to 3.3.2
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.3.1 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Update to 3.3.1
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.3.0 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Update to 3.3.0
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.2.1_1 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Fix STATIC option conflict
Remove the STATIC option (static routes) to avoid clashing with the global
static linking option. Enable static routes by default
Reported by: ivy
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.2.1 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Update to 3.2.1
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.2.0 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Update to 3.2.0
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.1.5 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Update to 3.1.5
Changelog: https://gitlab.nic.cz/labs/bird/-/blob/release-v3.1.5/NEWS
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.1.4 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Update to 3.1.4
Fixed several crashes in BGP, including one which was remotely exploitable.
MFH: 2025Q3
Security: CVE-2025-59688
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.1.3_2 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Fix typo in RC script preventing to start
PR: 289483
Reported by: Marek Zarychta <zarychtam@plan-b.pwste.edu.pl > 3.1.3_1 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Update rc script
Address some fixes:
- Modify rcorder to start sooner, enabling other daemons that rely on network
access to start correctly.
- Introduce gracefulrestart as an additional rc command.
PR: 282565
PR: 240732
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.1.3 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Update to 3.1.3
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.1.2 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Update to 3.1.2
Changelog:
- BGP: Fix warnings for roa_check
- MRT: Fix typo in assert
- ASPA: Fix table subscriptions
- ASPA: Fix filter parse crash
- Table: Fix several race conditions
- Shutdown: Do not export routes
- Logs: Fix logs reopening on configure undo
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.1.1 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Update to 3.1.1
Changelog: https://gitlab.nic.cz/labs/bird/-/blob/67438ba9/NEWS
PR: 286833
Reported by: Marek Zarychta <zarychtam@plan-b.pwste.edu.pl >
Sponsored by: Netflix 3.0.0 Olivier Cochard (olivier) net/bird3: Add new branch 3.x (multithreaded)
Warning: Consider version 3.0.0 to be unstable.
PR: 283403
Sponsored by: Netflix
