Re: [nf-next/nf_tables8] Unable to compile kernel

[Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>]

On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 05:39:49PM +0100, Arturo Borrero Gonzalez wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm unable to compile the nf-next (branch nf_tables8) kernel:
> 
> [...]
>   CC      init/version.o
>   LD      init/built-in.o
> net/built-in.o: In function `nft_exthdr_eval':
> /home/aborrero/git/nf-next/net/netfilter/nft_exthdr.c:37: undefined
> reference to `ipv6_find_hdr'
> net/built-in.o: In function `nft_set_pktinfo_ipv6':
> /home/aborrero/git/nf-next/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.h:18:
> undefined reference to `ipv6_find_hdr'
> /home/aborrero/git/nf-next/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.h:18:
> undefined reference to `ipv6_find_hdr'
> /home/aborrero/git/nf-next/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.h:18:
> undefined reference to `ipv6_find_hdr'
> make[2]: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
> [...]
> 
> This is the code: http://1984.lsi.us.es/git/nf-next/tree/?h=nf_tables8
> 
> Could anyone give me some hints of what should I do to fix it?

Did you enable IP6_NF_IPTABLES in .config? That function is defined
there. That dependency will be removed since that function now belongs
to the ipv6 core since recently.

BTW, please use this tree:

http://1984.lsi.us.es/git/nftables/

I will remove the nf_tables8 branch on nf-next asap.

Regards.