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Date:      Sun, 8 May 2011 21:52:58 +0000
From:      "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>
To:        Jason Hellenthal <jhell@DataIX.net>
Cc:        freebsd-pf@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: using ?include? like statement in pf.conf to include some parts from other files
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On May 8, 2011, at 7:45 PM, Jason Hellenthal wrote:

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> Oguz,
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> On Sun, May 08, 2011 at 08:39:05PM +0300, Oguz Yilmaz wrote:
>> Hi,
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>> I want to be able to include some parts of my pf.conf from other set =
of files.
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>> For example I will include "set timeout" vs like statements in =
another file.
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>> Using anchors and "load anchor from file" statements will not help
>> because anchor can not hold such GLOBAL OPTIONS. In case I set those
>> macros and set statement in a anchor it will be valid for the anchor
>> or not valid at all (set statemenets).
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> At this time as I know, this functionality is not available in pf41 =
that=20
> is and has been a part of FreeBSD for quite some time and believe it =
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> is a part of -CURRENT.
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> There has been some work on getting pf up-to-date as of pf45 where =
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> is a patch that is available for -CURRENT only but I am not aware as =
if it=20
> supports the functionality you desire.
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> If that is something you are interested in and know is a part of pf45,=20=

> then you are welcome to upgrade to -CURRENT and apply that patchset if=20=

> needs be to help test while achieving your objectives.
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> Some of the work has been done here:
> http://svn.freebsd.org/base/user/eri/pf45/head/

http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/projects/pf/pf45/

I hope Ermal will post the final patch RSN and put it into HEAD =
afterwards.

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> And there are various other messages on the lists that you are welcome =
to=20
> search for if interested.
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> Good Luck.
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> --=20
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> Regards, (jhell)
> Jason Hellenthal
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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                 You have to have visions!
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