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authorRusty Russell <rusty@linuxcare.com.au>2001-01-07 06:49:44 +0000
committerRusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>2001-01-07 06:49:44 +0000
commit429eafb784030007c282bbcbfeb24f23b11cc08a (patch)
tree0f63c40c4365d96f61c4d079f8ce1adfaa8cfc35 /INSTALL
parent55bfdee763153a9d35efb95c689e9383cab44808 (diff)
New INSTALL instructions.
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+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
-===================
-0) If you want to try some fun extensions, try:
- % make patch-o-matic KERNEL_DIR=<<where-your-kernel-is>>
1) If /usr/src/linux contains the kernel headers of a recent 2.4
kernel:
% make
-
Otherwise:
% make KERNEL_DIR=<<where-your-kernel-is>>
@@ -15,11 +11,28 @@ FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
Or
# make install KERNEL_DIR=<<where-your-kernel-is>>
+If you are a developer, you can install the libipq headers, like:
+ # make install-devel
+
That's it!
-================
-Problems you may encounter:
+================================================================
+FEELING BRAVE?
+
+1) If you want to try some extensions, you can do the following:
+ % make patch-o-matic KERNEL_DIR=<<where-your-kernel-is>>
+
+This offers you a collection of maybe-broken maybe-cool third-part
+extensions. It will modify you kernel source (so back it up first!).
-1) This package requires a 2.4.0 test9 kernel, or above.
+2) If you want to test out `iptables-save' and `iptables-restore', you
+can use
+ % make experimental
+ % make install-experimental
+
+================================================================
+PROBLEMS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER:
+
+1) This package requires a 2.4.0 kernel, or above.
2) If you get the kernel directory wrong, you may see a message like:
Please try `make KERNEL_DIR=path-to-correct-kernel'
@@ -33,17 +46,3 @@ Problems you may encounter:
NOTE: make sure you build with at least the correct LIBDIR=
specification, otherwise iptables(8) won't know where to find the
dynamic objects.
-
-
-DEVELOPERS:
-===========
-
-0) If you wish to install iptables development libraries
- and related components, type:
- % make install-devel
-
-Development libraries currently installed by the above are:
- libipq: Userspace packet queueing API
-
-
-