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+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE GUIDELINES:
-------------------------------
-Compiling the source code and putting the files in the right directories:
+Compiling the source code:
+%make
+Put the files in the right directories:
%make install
If you are using the CVS code or need your own kernel includes, do this
@@ -17,16 +19,19 @@ WHAT GETS INSTALLED?
The Makefile will append /man8/ebtables.8.
- ethertypes is by default placed in /etc/, if you
want to change this, include ETHERTYPESPATH=<<path>>.
-- The pipe used for communication by ebtablesd and ebtablesu is by
- default the file /etc/ebtables-v$(PROGVERSION)/ebtablesd_pipe. To
- change the directory, include PIPE_DIR=<<dir>>. There is no option
- to change the name of the pipe.
-- the userspace programs ebtables ebtablesu and ebtablesd are compiled and
- the executables are copied by default to /usr/local/sbin/ebtables. If you want
- to put the executables somewhere else, include BINPATH=<<path>>.
+- The userspace programs ebtables ebtables-save and ebtables-restore are
+ are copied by default to /usr/local/sbin/ebtables. If you want to put
+ the executables somewhere else, include BINPATH=<<path>>.
+- The ebtables initialisation file (enabling use of 'service ebtables') is
+ copied to /etc/rc.d/init.d (change with option INITDIR)
+- The ebtables configuration file (ebtables-config) is copied to /etc/sysconfig
That's all
+You can also use a base directory different from the root directory (/),
+using the DESTDIR option. See the Makefile for more details.
+
+
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM(S):
----------------------
-- examples/ulog/test_ulog.c --
@@ -44,4 +49,5 @@ Usage:
-- examples/perf_test/perf_test --
A test script to compare the performance for the different ways to
-construct an ebtables table.
+construct an ebtables table. This is deprecated and should probably
+be ignored.