[LEDE-DEV] how to update a package to a new upstream version was: Re: How to start?

[David Lang]

On Thu, 19 May 2016, Gabriel F.C. Mazzocato wrote:

> 2016-05-19 17:51 GMT-03:00 David Lang <david at lang.hm>:
>>
>> Is this something that's not already packaged for LEDE/OpenWRT?
>>
>> It's far more complex to add something new than to just select different
>> options that are already configured.
>>
>
> Yeah. Currently iptables is at 1.4.21 version at both dists. I was
> trying to bump to 1.6.0 and if successful, upload a diff to the dev
> team. Tryied through Quilt too using the patch source, almost got it.
> The kmod-ipt-* I was trying to build from the source (xtables_$$$.c).

Ok, then your question isn't how to configure OpenWRT/LEDE but rather how to 
update a package to a new version.

That's a question I don't know enough to answerbut by framing the question 
better, you may get more appropriate help (and or different search terms will 
help you find the info)

David Lang