Andrew.Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I've tried using cygwin, and cant get past the ./configure command. It
keeps complaining that it cant find libpcap, where and how do I install
this libpcap?
On Windows, it's called WinPcap (WinPcap is a port of libpcap to
Windows). See the information at the bottom of
http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/CygwinGCC
after you've read everything else on that page, including the part that says
Using GCC might be quite difficult and the built binaries will only run
in a cygwin environment using an X server, so they are not standalone
Win32 applications.
If, however, you're using MSVC++ rather than Cygwin's GCC, as suggested by:
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From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ulf Lamping
Sent: 26 October 2006 21:37
To: Developer support list for Wireshark
Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] OMG Still it doesn't compile!
Andrew.Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
This is insane, I've had so much trouble trying to get wireshark to
compile.
My latest error is this, I appreciate it if you could show me the way!
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 6.00.8168.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved.
NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make 'config.h.win32'
Stop.
then *DO NOT USE THE CONFIGURE SCRIPT*. The configure script is for use
on UN*X, and sort of works with Cygwin too when building under GCC, but
it is most definitely *NOT* intended for use with MSVC++.
We require Cygwin not for its use as a full-blown pretend-it's-UN*X
environment; we require it for some of its tools. Thus, the way you
build on Windows with MSVC++ is *NOT* the way you build it on UN*X, even
though you have Cygwin installed.