There isn't going to be a 2.1.4 (unless Dennis wants to make one from his
tree - AFAIC there isn't enough change to be worth it).

And, no, we're not ready for 2.1.52 until

   1. the rrd stuff shakes out
   2. we have a way of building ntop that works

I'm working on a complete re-write of the configure.in/Makefile.am set.
Luca would like me to get that done ASAP and in, so we can shake it down.
If I do that, there are a couple of things to be aware of (all of which will
delay 2.1.52):


1. I'm going to reduce/eliminate a lot of the (fragile)(hand-coded) molly
coddling we have.  This means that if a tool isn't installed where it's
accessible via the normal #include and libraries (e.g. ld.so.conf), it's not
going to be found.  And you'll have to specify it's location with
the --with-xxxx-root parameter.

This will cause some angst, such as in the case of (flipping) RedHat, which
puts pcap.h in /usr/include/pcap/ not /usr/include!


2. I've changed the look/feel - it does all the AC_CHECK_xxxxs and THEN
analyzes the results, so the meaningful errors and warnings are at the
bottom - harder to ignore.

3. Errors, warnings, notes etc. are in BIG BOXES of ***S

4. There are some places where we should cleanup code and use the
HAVE_xxxx's instead.  But I hope to get the auto* working first, THEN
cleanup the code.  It means that some oddball configurations might not work
at first, s'be'it...  that's why it's a DEVELOPMENT version...

Here's an abbreviated output:

Welcome to ntop, Version 2.1.51
  copyright (c) 1998-2002 Luca Deri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


Configuring ntop according to your request(s):
   ./configure --prefix=/usr

*******************************************************************
*                                                                 *
* NOTICE:  I know you're used to ignoring output from ./configure *
*                                                                 *
*          ntop has a lot of complexity and interdependences.     *
*                                                                 *
*          Please, please AT LEAST read the stuff in these        *
*          boxes!                                                 *
*                                                                 *
*>>> The ACTION taken is shown prefixed '>>>'                     *
*                                                                 *
*    If the ACTION is unacceptable,                               *
*??? The REMEDIATION plan is shown prefixed with '???'            *
*                                                                 *
*******************************************************************

checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
... 10 pages snipped ...
checking for sem_init in -lposix4... no
checking for hosts_access in -lwrap... no
checking for rrd_create in -lrrd... no

Now, let's check for problems with what we've found...

   **Required headers**


   **Required libraries**

pcap:

*******************************************************************
*                                                                 *
* ERROR:  1. We were unable to find the header pcap.h and/or      *
*            the libary in the standard locations.                *
*                                                                 *
*     and 2. You did not specify an alternate location            *
*            via --with-pcap-root.                                *
*                                                                 *
*>>> No way to proceed.                                           *
*                                                                 *
*???     1. Install libpcap and rerun ./configure                 *
*???  or 2. rerun ./configure with --with-pcap-root               *
*                                                                 *
*******************************************************************


-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ntop-admin@;unipi.it]On Behalf Of Arnt
Karlsen
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 3:50 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Ntop] Say hello to RRDtool


On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 09:37:10 +0200,
Luca Deri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Tony,
> bug fixed. Please resync.
>
> Thanks for reporting it.
>
> Cheers, Luca


..are we ready for 2.1.4 and 2.1.52?   :-)

--
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-)
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
  Scenarios always come in sets of three:
  best case, worst case, and just in case.


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