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@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
in the official kernel. To look through these, do:
% make pending-patches KERNEL_DIR=<<where-your-kernel-is>>
+ Please note that you have to recompile your kernel and your kernel modules
+ after this step of kernel patching.
+
1) Next, make the package.
% make KERNEL_DIR=<<where-your-kernel-is>>
2) Finally, you need to to install the shared libraries, and the binary:
# make install KERNEL_DIR=<<where-your-kernel-is>>
-If you are a developer, you can install the libipq headers, like:
+If you are a developer, you can install the header files, like:
# make install-devel
That's it!
@@ -20,13 +23,26 @@ FEELING BRAVE?
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=<<where-your-kernel-is>>
+They are a collection of maybe-broken maybe-cool third-party extensions.
+
+Please note that you cannot apply any combination of any of those patches.
+Some of them are incompatible...
+
+This is why we provide two ways of applying them:
+
+If you want to try some extensions, and be sure that they don't break each
+other, you can do the following:
-This offers you a collection of maybe-broken maybe-cool third-party
-extensions. It will modify you kernel source (so back it up first!).
-Most of them will require you to recompile / rebuild your kernel and
-modules.
+ % make most-of-pom KERNEL_DIR=<<where-your-kernel-is>>
+
+It will modify you kernel source (so back it up first!). You will have
+to recompile / rebuild your kernel and modules.
+
+Alternatively, if you really know what your are doing, you can use the
+following command in order to offer you the full list of choices. Be aware
+that we don't prevent you from shooting yourself in the foot.
+
+ % make patch-o-matic KERNEL_DIR=<<where-your-kernel-is>>
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