Re: iptables 1.3.6 compilation issues in libipt_iprange.c (non-existant __be32 type)

[Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>]

Steven Van Acker wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> iptables 1.3.6 does not compile with the 2.6.19 kernel
> because an undefined type __be32 is used in libipt_iprange.c
> 
> Apparently, a fix was issued before, which can be found here:
> http://lists.netfilter.org/pipermail/netfilter/2006-October/066954.html
> 
> Before I started looking for a patch, I wrote one myself
> and it's a bit different from the one found at the location mentioned
> above.
> 
> Instead of #defining the __be32 type "manually", you could also #include
> <linux/types.h>, which defines that datatype.
> 
> I'm not sure if it's a good idea to duplicate definitions of datatypes
> in iptables. Is there a purpose I'm overlooking ?
> 
> Is it also possible to mention the fix for the __be32 issue on
> netfilter.org ? I'm sure more people will run into it as 2.6.19 is going
> mainstream, and we don't all use the SVN repository to compile iptables
> :)

I've already uploaded a 1.3.7 release to ftp.netfilter.org to fix this
issue (please test :), once the webpage has been updated I'll send out
the announcement.