Ethereal-users: RE: [ethereal-users] Configure fails on Linux 5.2???

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From: "Dragos Ruiu" <dr@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:14:09 -0800
The standard RH5.2 CD distribution only include libpcap and not
libpcap-devel.

Fyodor includes a version of libpcap source with nmap so in a pinch, you can
install it and go and do a "make install-incl" under its libpcap
subdirectory
tree.

If you are really pressed, I know you can find a copy at my Trinux RPM site
under ftp://ftp.kyx.net/pub/TrinuxRPMs/nmap-2.08-1.src.rpm

P.s. does anyone know what is -really- the latest and greatest version of
libpcap.  I'm on 4a7, but there are so many patches and versions around it's
tough to keep them straight.  Any data would be appreciated.

cheers,
--dr

-----Original Message-----
Actually, I assume he's using Red Hat Linux 5.2 (It's kind of impolite to
reference it as Linux 5.2...Red Hat 5.2 would be better.)  Which probably
has
libpcap already installed.  Something like
`CC=gcc -I/usr/include/pcap;export
CC' would probaly fix his configure problem.  There is an ethereal RPM by
someone that has made the appropriate adjustment to the .spec file to get it
to
work right.  I've always liked Red Hat, but this is one gripe I have about
them...I just don't understand whatever logic dictated that they install
libpcap in such an odd directory.

On another note, I have made an RPM with the ethereal-developers (don't
remember which ones did the patch...) supplied patch to fix the libpcap
timeout problem.