The default install path is probably /usr/local, have you checked if /usr/local/lib is in your library path?
See /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*.conf Stephen. On Sun, 2008-12-21 at 01:25 -0800, Gianluca Varenni wrote: > I have some problems using the shared version of libpcap. > > Environment: fresh installation of a Debian 4.0r5 x86 > > I compiled the 1.0.1rc1 sources with > > make shared;make install;make install-shared > > (BTW, you need to run both "install" and "install-shared" because the latter > doesn't install the include files) > > After that I successfully compiled the following test app: > > ---- > #include "pcap.h" > > int main() > { > pcap_if_t *alldevs; > pcap_if_t *d; > char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE+1]; > > /* Retrieve the device list */ > if(pcap_findalldevs(&alldevs, errbuf) == -1) > { > fprintf(stderr,"Error in pcap_findalldevs: %s\n", errbuf); > return -1; > } > > /* Free the device list */ > pcap_freealldevs(alldevs); > > return 1; > } > ---- > > with "gcc test.c -lpcap" > > When I run it, I get > > ./a.out: error while loading shared libraries: libpcap.so.1: cannot open > shared object file: No such file or directory > > I'm not an expert about linux shared objects, maybe I'm doing something > wrong. > Is it my fault or something within the installation of the libpcap shared > object? > > Thanks > GV > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Bantoft" <k...@netfunctional.ca> > To: <tcpdump-workers@lists.tcpdump.org> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:14 PM > Subject: [tcpdump-workers] TCPDUMP 4.0.1rc1 and LIBPCAP 1.0.1rc1 available > for testing > > > > > > Hi -workers, > > > > http://www.tcpdump.org/beta/ has the Release Candidates - they contain > > everything including the dlpisubs.c patch from today. > > > > Please give them a test run if you can - provided no bugs, I'm planning > > to release them for Monday, Dec 8th. > > > > > > Ken > > - > > This is the tcpdump-workers list. > > Visit https://cod.sandelman.ca/ to unsubscribe. > > - > This is the tcpdump-workers list. > Visit https://cod.sandelman.ca/ to unsubscribe. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Donnelly BCMS PhD email: s...@endace.com Endace Technology Ltd phone: +64 7 839 0540 Hamilton, New Zealand cell: +64 21 1104378 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - This is the tcpdump-workers list. Visit https://cod.sandelman.ca/ to unsubscribe.