From a1187fff744cf407c010fb52a482950d958dbf02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: laforge Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 18:50:21 +0000 Subject: - added patch to support statically linking of iptables - iptables-save/-restore is no longer experimental --- INSTALL | 20 +++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'INSTALL') diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 738dd99..59fe5ef 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ That's it! ================================================================ FEELING BRAVE? -1) If you want to try some extensions, you can do the following: +1) The netfilter core team is maintaining a set of extensions / new + features which are not yet committed to the mainstream kernel tree. + +If you want to try some extensions, you can do the following: % make patch-o-matic KERNEL_DIR=<> -This offers you a collection of maybe-broken maybe-cool third-part +This offers you a collection of maybe-broken maybe-cool third-party extensions. It will modify you kernel source (so back it up first!). - -2) If you want to test out `iptables-save' and `iptables-restore', you -can use - % make experimental - % make install-experimental +Most of them will require you to recompile / rebuild your kernel and +modules. ================================================================ PROBLEMS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER: @@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ PROBLEMS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER: % make BINDIR=/usr/bin LIBDIR=/usr/lib MANDIR=/usr/man # make BINDIR=/usr/bin LIBDIR=/usr/lib MANDIR=/usr/man install +4) If you want to build a statically linked version of the iptables binary, + without the need for loading the plugins at runtime (e.g. for an embedded + device or router-on-a-disk), please use + + % make NO_SHARED_LIBS=1 + NOTE: make sure you build with at least the correct LIBDIR= specification, otherwise iptables(8) won't know where to find the dynamic objects. -- cgit v1.2.3