neil chambers <neil <at> cozyspace.net> writes: > Hi All, > > I'm trying to install ettercap and dsniff (OSX: 10.4.1, Fink: 0.23.10) > both of which fail on dependencies. Ettercap is asking for a later > libnet than the Fink repositories hold and dsniff asks for libnids which > Fink doesn't have. > > I've downloaded the appropriate packages and installed them locally to > /usr/local/lib, /usr/local/include > > Can I get fink to scan the libraries and headers in these locations
No. > or > is that just a bad idea? Yes > Alternately, can I link the installed packages > to my Fink installation (/sw) and resolve the compile-time dependencies > this way? No. > If so, how would I go about doing such a thing? Or, am I > barking up the wrong tree completely? Yes. > > Thanks all > Neil. > The issue here is that fink is a _package_ management system. It therefore requires you to have appropriate packages--not just headers or libraries, to satisfy (build) dependencies. If these are Fink packages, then you'd be better served posting your specific error messages here so that the problem can be addressed. Also, you should contact the package maintainers, since this behavior is not as it should be. --AH ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. How far can you shotput a projector? How fast can you ride your desk chair down the office luge track? If you want to score the big prize, get to know the little guy. Play to win an NEC 61" plasma display: http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
