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+/* Copyright (C) Eivind Naess, eivnaes@yahoo.com */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+#ifndef __LIBPPP_COMPAT_H__
+#define __LIBPPP_COMPAT_H__
+
+/* Define USE_EAPTLS compile with EAP TLS support against older pppd headers,
+ * pppd >= 2.5.0 use PPP_WITH_EAPTLS and is defined in pppdconf.h */
+#define USE_EAPTLS 1
+
+/* Define INET6 to compile with IPv6 support against older pppd headers,
+ * pppd >= 2.5.0 use PPP_WITH_IPV6CP and is defined in pppdconf.h */
+#define INET6 1
+
+/* PPP < 2.5.0 defines and exports VERSION which overlaps with current package VERSION define.
+ * this silly macro magic is to work around that. */
+#undef VERSION
+#include <pppd/pppd.h>
+
+#ifndef PPPD_VERSION
+#define PPPD_VERSION VERSION
+#endif
+
+#include <pppd/fsm.h>
+#include <pppd/ccp.h>
+#include <pppd/eui64.h>
+#include <pppd/ipcp.h>
+#include <pppd/ipv6cp.h>
+#include <pppd/eap.h>
+#include <pppd/upap.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PPPD_CHAP_H
+#include <pppd/chap.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PPPD_CHAP_NEW_H
+#include <pppd/chap-new.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PPPD_CHAP_MS_H
+#include <pppd/chap_ms.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PPP_PROTO_CHAP
+#define PPP_PROTO_CHAP 0xc223
+#endif 
+
+#ifndef PPP_PROTO_EAP
+#define PPP_PROTO_EAP  0xc227
+#endif
+
+
+#if WITH_PPP_VERSION < PPP_VERSION(2,5,0)
+
+static inline bool
+debug_on (void)
+{
+	return debug;
+}
+
+static inline const char
+*ppp_ipparam (void)
+{
+	return ipparam;
+}
+
+static inline int
+ppp_ifunit (void)
+{
+	return ifunit;
+}
+
+static inline const char *
+ppp_ifname (void)
+{
+	return ifname;
+}
+
+static inline int
+ppp_get_mtu (int idx)
+{
+	return netif_get_mtu(idx);
+}
+
+typedef enum ppp_notify
+{
+    NF_PID_CHANGE,
+    NF_PHASE_CHANGE,
+    NF_EXIT,
+    NF_SIGNALED,
+    NF_IP_UP,
+    NF_IP_DOWN,
+    NF_IPV6_UP,
+    NF_IPV6_DOWN,
+    NF_AUTH_UP,
+    NF_LINK_DOWN,
+    NF_FORK,
+    NF_MAX_NOTIFY
+} ppp_notify_t;
+
+typedef void (ppp_notify_fn) (void *ctx, int arg);
+
+static inline void
+ppp_add_notify (ppp_notify_t type, ppp_notify_fn *func, void *ctx)
+{
+	struct notifier **list[NF_MAX_NOTIFY] = {
+		[NF_PID_CHANGE  ] = &pidchange,
+		[NF_PHASE_CHANGE] = &phasechange,
+		[NF_EXIT        ] = &exitnotify,
+		[NF_SIGNALED    ] = &sigreceived,
+		[NF_IP_UP       ] = &ip_up_notifier,
+		[NF_IP_DOWN     ] = &ip_down_notifier,
+		[NF_IPV6_UP     ] = &ipv6_up_notifier,
+		[NF_IPV6_DOWN   ] = &ipv6_down_notifier,
+		[NF_AUTH_UP     ] = &auth_up_notifier,
+		[NF_LINK_DOWN   ] = &link_down_notifier,
+		[NF_FORK        ] = &fork_notifier,
+	};
+
+	struct notifier **notify = list[type];
+	if (notify) {
+		add_notifier(notify, func, ctx);
+	}
+}
+
+#endif /* #if WITH_PPP_VERSION < PPP_VERSION(2,5,0) */
+#endif /* #if__LIBPPP_COMPAT_H__ */