On 10/6/20 7:33 AM, Simon Matter wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 06, 2020 at 03:59:06PM +0200, Simon Matter wrote:
>>>>> Compilation will only happen when '/etc/shorewall' is modified.
>>>>> So if I'm not mistaking, updating the firewall will not trigger a
>>>>> recompilation.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Recompilation should occur if ANY file in ANY directory in
>>> $CONFIG_PATH
>>>> changes. Given that installing a new version updates
>>>> /usr/share/shorewall/, 'reload' after an update should force
>>>> re-compilation.
>>>>
>>>> I reproduced this problem using the tarball installers.
>>>>
>>>> Simon -- How did you upgrade?
>>>
>>> Dear Tom and all,
>>>
>>> For a test I've downgraded to shorewall-5.2.6.1 and saw the same
>>> behavior.
>>
>> Tom is asking *how* you upgraded/downgraded.
> 
> As I said with my own RPMs, they are mentioned on
> https://shorewall.org/download.htm
> 

After 'reload' didn't recompile, I found that the mtime of
/var/lib/shorewall/firewall had been mysteriously updated to a time
after the upgrade. Have others noticed the same behavior?

-Tom
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