Re: libpcap help

[Sean Brown <sblinux () shaw ca>]

On September 22, 2004 9:16 am, ebenoit () hopevale com wrote:
> Running compiled libpcap.0.8.3 from tcpdump.org
> I tried to install -i snort-2.1.3-1.i386.rpm
>
> I get the follow error: libpcap.so.0.6.2 is needed by snort-2.1.3-1
>
> is there any way around using an old version of libpcap??  I like the rpm
> and noticed that the tar file for snort has the same instructions in it
> "make sure you have --libpcap.so.0.6.2-- running"
This is an rpm dependency problem, rpm doesn't know you have libpcap on your 
system because you compiled it yourself. Either install the snort rpm without 
dependency checking (inadvisable), or installing a libpcap rpm (better), or 
build snort from source. That last one might be the better idea if your not 
going to be installing other rpms that depend on snort.

It's generally a bad idea to build libraries yourself on a system that does 
dependency checking, since your usually installing a library to satisfy a 
requirement of another app, and a built library makes no entry in the rpm 
database so rpm has no clue it exists.

-Sean Brown


-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170
Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on
who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM.
Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php
_______________________________________________
Snort-users mailing list
Snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe:
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users
Snort-users list archive:
http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=snort-users