[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] iptables: fix userspace compilation of ip tables with C++

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Dear Matt Weber,

On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:12:43 -0500, Matt Weber wrote:
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matt Weber <matthew.weber at rockwellcollins.com>
> ---
>  ...ix-userspace-compilation-of-ip_tables_c_h.patch |   43 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 package/iptables/iptables-03-fix-userspace-compilation-of-ip_tables_c_h.patch

This patch apparently dates back from 2012. Why has it never been
merged upstream? Also, I don't really understand the interaction
between the kernel headers, and this include/linux/ header in iptables.

Has the problem been reported upstream to iptables?

Gustavo, an opinion?

Thomas
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