Re: Snort 2.9.8.0 no --enable-zlib option

["Ed Borgoyn (eborgoyn)" <eborgoyn () cisco com>]

Sonia,
  The latest Snort release REQUIRES the zlib package.  There is no
mechanism to build without zlib.  The ‹enable-zlib build option has been
deprecated.
    Ed Borgoyn
    Cisco Snort Development Team


On 2/4/16, 7:20 PM, "Gilbert, Sonia M CTR (US)"
<sonia.m.gilbert.ctr () mail mil> wrote:

> Sorry forgot to include capture:
> Issued the configure:
> ./configure --with-libpcre-libraries=/usr/local/bin/pcre837/lib
> --with-libpcre-includes=/usr/local/bin/pcre837/include --enable-zlib
> --enable-gre --enable-mpls --disable-debug --enable-sourcefire
> --enable-ppm  --disable-corefiles  --enable-react  --enable-flexresp3
> --enable-large-pcap --enable-targetbased --enable-perfprofiling
> --enable-reload --disable-non-ether-decoders --enable-normalizer
> --enable-active-response
>
> Abbreviated previous output:
> config.status: creating config.h
> config.status: config.h is unchanged
> config.status: executing depfiles commands
> config.status: executing libtool commands
> configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --enable-zlib
>
> Configure help does not have an option for it:
>
>
> [root@SHAFM10ASWINT1 snort-2.9.8.0]# ./configure -help
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gilbert, Sonia M CTR (US)
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 2:17 PM
> To: 'Snort-users () lists sourceforge net'
> <Snort-users () lists sourceforge net>
> Subject: Snort 2.9.8.0 no --enable-zlib option
>
> Dear Snort Community,
>
> I am trying to install Snort 2.9.8.0 and get the following warning:
> configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --enable-zlib
>
> Was zlib replaced by utility?
>
> Sonia Gilbert
> Regional Cyber Center-Pacific, CTR
> Defensive Cyber Operations Division
> (808) 438-0513
> NIPR:  Sonia.m.gilbert.ctr () mail mil
>
>
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