[yocto] iptables not building on master

[Bruce Ashfield]

On 12-03-06 12:28 PM, Khem Raj wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Bruce Ashfield
> <bruce.ashfield at windriver.com>  wrote:
>> Nominally it is to protect them from kernel headers changes and to not
>> require headers or a full tree to be present (or at least this is what
>> I've learned over the years, I may be forgetting other elements).
>>
>
> but thats what linux-kernel-headers are now a days isnt it ?

It definitely is, this probably falls into "if it works .. " so
it stays as-is.

>
>> In the past, I've also removed this duplication of kernel header files
>> as well, and it does work, but it does create a tighter binding to
>> toolchain or kernel sources.
>
> from OE's POV we can assume that we will always have kernel-headers
> so we could prefer them instead ? We are not interested in building it
> standalone but rather with some distro
>

Agreed.

Bruce


>>
>> It is something that can be changed in the package, but as they say
>> "you end up with the pieces, if it breaks" :)
>>