I'll Try first whit the binary rpm of version 2.2c, and if doesn't work I'll try to install the source rpm and build the binary from source like you said.
I think you will heard from me soon.
Again, Thank's a lot.
- Nando -
Burton M. Strauss III wrote:
Y'all need to do some learning about rpms, so here's a brief course.RPMs come in two 'flavors', source and binary. You normally grab the binary (it will be named .i386.rpm or .i486.rpm, etc.) and install that and away you go. You download and install the SOURCE rpm (.src.rpm) if you want or need the source code, for example to build a package with different compile time options. Most of the time, a binary .rpm for one version of RedHat will work on other versions, but that's not always true, especially if the package is dependent upon things that change from release to release, such as glibc. It will usually work UP, not down, that is a dependency on libpng >= 1.2.1 will be satisfied on a RedHat system that has 1.2.4 installed, but not one that only has 1.0.14 ... simple arithmetic, natch. If the binary rpm fails to install, there are two options. 1. INSTALL the SOURCE rpm and build the binary from source. In the case of ntop, that's the instructions in BUILD-ntop.txt. 2. Use the rebuild The problem with rebuilding is that often the .spec file, which controls the build has implicit dependencies upon the system layout, version, etc.. That's what you're hitting, the location of the libpcap files seems to have been shifted and the .spec file has the wrong --with commands in it's ./configure. Since there's no way to fix it other than editing the spec file, for an individual user it's just more work than necessary. That's why rebuild is always my LAST choice. -----Burton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Hernando Tovar Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 8:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Ntop] libpcap error rebuilding ntop Burton thank's for your reply, I tried the 2.2c version of ntop but needs glibc-2.3 which I'm downloading right now. You said that I'm mixing methods, I'm confused, ntop-2.2-0.src.rpm is the SOURCE, but also a RPM, after rebuilding this package do I have to do what BUILD-ntop.txt said?. Sorry but I don't know of compiling or rebuilding packages in Linux. There is a way of install ntop from just an RPM whitout doing all this stuff?. And I'm compilling as root, so there is not restric access. And the line: --with-pcap-include=/usr/include/pcap it's ok?, I mean this is the right way?: --with-pcap-include=/usr/include/pcap.h Any comments will be well receibe. Thanks. Burton M. Strauss III wrote:2.2 is no longer supported. There is a 2.2c at SourceForge and we'reaskingpeople to test the cvs version also. That rpm was probably created on a RH 7.3 system... so I can't vouch forthedependencies in the rpm being 100% accurate on any other RH version. Remember, when you install a package, there is often a -devel version that has the header files that must also be installed. As it happens that's not true for libpcap (there's no libpcap-devel that I'm aware of)... you can always look for the pieces via: $ locate libpcap /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0 /usr/lib/libpcap.a /usr/lib/libpcap.so /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0.6.2 /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0.6 /usr/share/doc/libpcap-0.6.2 /usr/share/doc/libpcap-0.6.2/CHANGES /usr/share/doc/libpcap-0.6.2/README $ locate pcap.h /usr/include/pcap.h /usr/src/linux-2.4.19um/include/config/uml/net/pcap.h It ought to work, as /usr/lib is a 'standard' location for ld to resolve.sofiles from and the pcap.h file is where the ntop.spec file says it shouldbe(at least on my system). Check your file permissions - maybe the userid you're compiling as doesn't have access to /usr/include/pcap.h??? More to the point, why are you mixing methods? If you install from an rpm, you usually install the BINARY package. If you install the SOURCE, thenyoushould be following the instructions in BUILD-ntop.txt. -----Burton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 3:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ntop] libpcap error rebuilding ntop Hi, I get the ntop-2.2-0.src.rpm package from source forge. My machine is a Red Hat Linux release 8.0 (Psyche) Kernel 2.4.18-14 on an i686, it's recently instaled and have no updates. The packages I have installed are: glibc-2.2.93-5 gdbm-1.8.0-18 libpng-1.2.2-6 libpcap-0.6.2-16 tcpdump-3.6.3-3 And when I rebuild the ntop package shows this errors: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NtopRedHat]# rpmbuild --rebuild ntop-2.2-0.src.rpm Installing ntop-2.2-0.src.rpm Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.55175 ... + ./buildAll.sh Testing for libpng 1.0.14 v 1.2.4 conflict Testing for gcc... OK! ... error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.15610 (%build) Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.15610 (%build) ... ************************************************************ ******* * * ERROR: You specified or implied a non-existent directory for * libpcap: * --with-pcap-root= * --with-pcap-lib= * --with-pcap-include=/usr/include/pcap * *>>> Continuing without libpcap is impossible. * *??? 1. Correct the --with-pcap-xxxxx option and rerun *??? ./configure * ******************************************************************* Anybody have an idea for what's going on?, it says "Correct the --with-pcap-xxxxx option and rerun", but correct how exactly?. I would be better if I download the RPM already builded for a machine with caracteristics like mine? And where I can get it?. This package : ntop-2.2-0.dag.rh73.i386.rpm from Dag Wheers can work for a RH 8.0 i686?. Any sugestion would be apriciate. Thanks. Hernando Tovar. P.S. I'm not Linux user at all, this are my first steps so be patience if this seems dumb questions for any of you. _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop-- Hernando Tovar Carroll _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
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