> I was thinking about that as well, and it would indeed be easier.
>
> How about this:
>
> ACCEPT <src> <dst> ; MATCH -m <match 1> -m <match 2> ...
>
> The preprocessor already looks for ';' and the MATCH keyword would
> trigger the new interpretation of the text that follows.
>   
Yep, I agree, though the 'MATCH' word may not be present at all, so the 
trigger, if you like, could be the 'INLINE' keyword, i.e.:

INLINE <src> <dst> ; ... (see my next comment).

> I would prefer to keep the rule target (the '-j ...' part) in the ACTION
> column if possible.
>   
Nope, that would prevent me from using custom-made targets (something 
like '-j SECCTX --name <name>' for example).


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