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From: "Remus" <rmocius@auste.elnet.lt>
Subject: Re: Latest POM and kernel 2.6
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 08:00:48 +0100
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Thanks Maciej for the idea.

Remus

> Hi,
>
> > Is any chance to apply the latest POM to kernel 2.6?
> Not all of it. Generally some pom patches will:
> - not apply, if they are not for this kernel, or they are already in 2.6
>   just get the latest 2.6 for most up2date netfilter code.
> - apply cleanly, if they are just as clean for 2.6 as for 2.4
> - apply with minor rejects about configure.help files:
>   Mainly the patches that introduce new targets/matches add their code
>   and add help messages to Configure. 2.6 does not have Configure, instead
>   it has Kconfig. So applying things like ipv4optsstrip will apply cleanly
>   but you won't get the help message.
>
> > Thanks in advance
> > Remus
> Regards,
> Maciej
>