Plain /etc/dnsmasq.conf is not working under 17.01.4

Installing and Using OpenWrt
#1

hi:
under openwrt, I can just delete /etc/config/dhcp, and system will use /etc/dnsmasq.conf automatically.

under LEDE 17.01.4, if I delete /etc/config/dhcp, dnsmasq will not start. if I create /etc/config/dhcp with single line "config dnsmasq", then dnsmasq will create config file at //var/etc/dnsmasq.conf.xxxx with content like below:

conf-file=/etc/dnsmasq.conf
dhcp-leasefile=/tmp/dhcp.leases
resolv-file=/tmp/resolv.conf.auto
stop-dns-rebind
dhcp-broadcast=tag:needs-broadcast
addn-hosts=/tmp/hosts
conf-dir=/tmp/dnsmasq.d
user=dnsmasq
group=dnsmasq

to use plain /etc/dnsmasq.conf, the generated configuration file should contain only one line "conf-file=/etc/dnsmasq.conf". or the configuration will conflict.

#2

hope some developer can see this and make dnsmasq.conf work again in the future.

#3

I just tried lede 17.01.6. and the situation is the same. will 18.06.1 better for the situation?

#4 
service dnsmasq disable
service dnsmasq stop
cp /etc/init.d/dnsmasq /etc/init.d/dnsmasq_mod
vi /etc/init.d/dnsmasq_mod
service dnsmasq_mod enable
service dnsmasq_mod start

https://openwrt.org/docs/techref/initscripts

#5

hi:
that's how I work around the problem. but I wish the developer can find out how to make plain dnsmasq.conf working, just like openwrt 15.05. someone may like to use /etc/config/dhcp, but others may prefer stay on original dnsmasq.conf. it is possible to make both world happy, just like openwrt 15.05.