Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] Re: compilation questions and possible bug...

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From: guy@xxxxxxxxxx (Guy Harris)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:37:45 -0800 (PST)
> i think that is correct.

It looks that way, from the package contents you list.

Would this be a reasonable change to the README file?

Index: README
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/ethereal/README,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -c -r1.4 README
*** README	1998/11/18 20:10:30	1.4
--- README	1998/12/17 02:35:04
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*** 51,56 ****
--- 51,63 ----
           Make sure you install the headers ('make install-incl') when you
           install the library.
  
+          If you install libpcap from a binary package, you may have to
+          install a "development" package; for example, there's
+          apparently a "libpcap0" Debian package, but it just includes a
+          shared library, a copyright notice, changelog files, and a
+          README file - you also need to install a "libpcap-dev" package
+          to get header files, a non-shared library, and the man page.
+ 
    [ ] 3. Run './configure' in the Ethereal distribution directory.
           Running './configure --help' displays a list of options.
           The file 'INSTALL' contains general instructions for running