[lug] RH and libpcap

[D. Stimits]

"Riggs, Rob" wrote:
> 
> Eh? It's part of the tcpdump source package.

Then it seems that this is one of the sources of package splits for what
is found where in different rpm based distros. According to the hping2
rpm, I need libpcap-devel. There is a libpcap and libpcap-devel rpm for
other distros, so it seems that it is just a different view of dividing
it into smaller packages in other distros. *sigh* I will try a nodeps
and force on a rebuild then, hopefully headers will also be in place.
There have been other packages I've noticed that want this as well.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

> 
> $ rpm -qil libpcap
> Name        : libpcap                      Relocations: /usr
> Version     : 0.4                               Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
> Release     : 39                            Build Date: Wed Feb 14 09:39:06
> 2001
> Install date: Fri Aug  3 16:44:52 2001      Build Host:
> porky.devel.redhat.com
> Group       : Development/Libraries         Source RPM:
> tcpdump-3.4-39.src.rpm
> Size        : 144277                           License: BSD
> Packager    : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
> Summary     : A system-independent interface for user-level packet capture.
> Description :
> ...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D. Stimits [mailto:stimits at idcomm.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 1:01 PM
> To: BLUG
> Subject: [lug] RH and libpcap
> 
> Does anyone here have any idea why Redhat does not seem to have their
> own rpm package for libpcap and libpcap devel? As I recall, last time I
> did anything with it I had to get a Mandrake source rpm and rebuild.
> Redhat seems to resist libpcap (which is needed for a number of network
> analysis tools).
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
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