On Wed, 5 May 2004, Ralf S. Engelschall wrote:

> On Wed, May 05, 2004, Michael van Elst wrote:
> 
> > ipfilter works for older Solaris versions, but you may require
> > the Sun C Compiler to create proper 64bit binaries for Sun Ultra.
> > When you build ipfilter you can also generate a Solaris package
> > (e.g. for inclusion into a jumpstart procedure).
> >
> > I have my doubts that ipfilter (which is mainly a kernel module)
> > integrates nicely into OpenPKG. At least it requires installation
> > outside the OpenPKG hierarchy.
> 
> ...which then is a killer argument and due to our packaging policy we
> will not package it at all in OpenPKG. Sorry.

Not a problem, I will continue to use the package version.


- Mike


>From IPFilter's website (description).

IPFilter is a software package that can be used to provide network address
translation (NAT) or firewall services. To use, it can either be used as a
loadable kernel module or incorporated into your UNIX kernel; use as a
loadable kernel module where possible is highly recommended. Scripts are
provided to install and patch system files, as required.

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