This is pretty much what I ended up having to do. And it compiled fine after that. Thanks!
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 4:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Ntop] Problem with Ntop 3.1 and libpcap > > > Find and build libpcap-0.8.3.tar.gz. I got my from > http://www.tcpdump.org/. > > As a root eq. user; > > wget http://www.tcpdump.org/release/libpcap-0.8.3.tar.gz > tar -zxvf libpcap-0.8.3.tar.gz > cd libpcap-0.8.3 > ./configure (note the leading '.') > [look for a bad errors. If none, go to next step] > make > make install > > > Now go back to ntop and do a; > > make distclean > then > ./configure > > > -- > > J. Eric Josephson > Director of Network and System Operations > 978-720-2159 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > "Mercer, Jeff" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: > [email protected] > > ltacom.com> cc: > > > Sent by: Subject: > [Ntop] Problem with Ntop 3.1 and libpcap > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > .it > > > > > > > > > 01/03/2005 11:22 > > > AM > > > Please respond to > > > ntop > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to compile Ntop 3.1 but am having a problem with > the libpcap > library. I'm surprised since ntop has generally been very > easy to build for > most of the revisions over the past 3 years. At least for me. > > My build platform is a YellowDog Linux 3.0 system running on > a G4 powermac. > When I run configure, I get a complaint like this: > > * ERROR: pcap header, bpf or library routines are missing > * (yes means it was found, no means it was not found) > * > * pcap.h...yes > * net/bpf.h...yes > * pcap-bpf.h...no > * pcap_open_live() in -lpcap...yes > * pcap_findalldevs() in -lpcap...no > * > * (One of the bpf files is required, but either will do) > > The version of libpcap included with YDL 3.0 is an older > version (0.6). I > found an RPM for my system that installs libcap version 0.8.3. After > installing that, I got this configure output: > > * ERROR: pcap header, bpf or library routines are missing > * (yes means it was found, no means it was not found) > * > * pcap.h...yes > * net/bpf.h...no > * pcap-bpf.h...yes > * pcap_open_live() in -lpcap...no > * pcap_findalldevs() in -lpcap...no > * > * (One of the bpf files is required, but either will do) > > which is actually worse, since it doesn't even find the open_live() > function. > > So what am I missing? Does Ntop 3.1 require a development > copy of libpcap? > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Jeff Mercer - ITS Security & BTINet Systems Administration > > "This electronic message transmission contains information > from the office > of Jeff Mercer, ITC^DeltaCom, Inc., which may be confidential or > privileged. > The information is intended to be for the use of the > individual or entity > named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any > disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this > information > is prohibited. If you have received this electronic > transmission in error, > please notify us by telephone 919-863-7257 or by electronic mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately." > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [email protected] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [email protected] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop > _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
