Is this an updated version?
https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/octeon/generic/packages/packages/snort_2.9.7.2-4_octeon.ipkrunning "snort -V" at command line provides the following for my current system:
root@Shield:~# snort -V
,,_ -*> Snort! <*-
o" )~ Version 2.9.7.2 GRE (Build 177)
'''' By Martin Roesch & The Snort Team:
http://www.snort.org/contact#team Copyright (C) 2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Copyright (C) 1998-2013 Sourcefire, Inc., et al.
Using libpcap version 1.5.3
Using PCRE version: 8.36 2014-09-26
Using ZLIB version: 1.2.8
does the "-4" represent an incremental update? TIA
Shield Pro v1, Chaos Calmer, FW 1.51 SP1, v8.3.2, Bridge Mode