Bugzilla Bug 194038

This was working fine with iptables 1.3.5, but has returned in 1.3.8.Going back
to 1.3.5 works just fine.

I'm using kernel:

Linux far 2.6.22.6-linode34 #1 Sat Sep 1 23:43:16 EDT 2007 i686 UML User Mode
Linux GNU/Linux

Any ideas?

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #71526 +++

When I try to use the match recent option with iptables, it reports that it can
not find the /lib/iptables/libipt_recent.so file. I looked for this file and
indeed it is no where to be found.

I have tried to unmerge iptables, emerge sync, updated my packages, then
remerge and still the same issue. I am able to reproduce this on another pc
that I have that is running the 2.4 kernel, however my 3rd box that has the 2.6
kernel does seem to have the file.

I have been able to dirty fix it by downloading the iptables sources and
installing it over what I have to get the file and it is working fine at the
moment.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. run 2.4 kernel
2. emerge iptables
3. /lib/iptables/libipt_recent.so is not found

Actual Results:  
iptables reports /lib/iptables/libipt_recent.so is not found

Expected Results:  
created the /lib/iptables/libipt_recent.so file

>>> emerge (1 of 1) net-firewall/iptables-1.2.11-r3 to /
=== (1 of 1) Cleaning
(net-firewall/iptables-1.2.11-r3::/usr/portage/net-firewall/iptables/iptables-1.2.11-r3.e$1100653286:
 === (11 of 1) Compiling/Merging
(net-firewall/iptables-1.2.11-r3::/usr/portage/net-firewall/iptables/iptables-1.$1100653608:
 === (11 of 1) Post-Build Cleaning
(net-firewall/iptables-1.2.11-r3::/usr/portage/net-firewall/iptables/iptables-$1100653613:
 >>> AUTOCLEAN: net-firewall/iptables
--- AUTOCLEAN: Nothing unmerged.
::: completed emerge (1 of 1) net-firewall/iptables-1.2.11-r3 to /

Above is from the log and all appears fine in during the emerge.

reassign  -  no security impact here

you have to enable the "extension"-USE-flag for iptables. it seems to have
changed from 1.3.5 to 1.3.8, this "bug" also hit me...

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 188873 ***