Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 9.1

Chapter 17. Networking Libraries

libpcap-1.9.1

Introduction to libpcap

libpcap provides functions for user-level packet capture, used in low-level network monitoring.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-9.1 platform.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

libpcap Dependencies

Optional

BlueZ-5.53, libnl-3.5.0, libusb-1.0.23, Software distribution for the DAG, and Septel range of passive network monitoring cards.

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libpcap

Installation of libpcap

Install libpcap by running the following commands: 

patch -Np1 -i ../libpcap-1.9.1-enable_bluetooth-1.patch &&

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

If you want to disable installing the static library, use this sed: 

sed -i '/INSTALL_DATA.*libpcap.a\|RANLIB.*libpcap.a/ s/^/#/' Makefile

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-bluetooth=no: Necessary, if the recommended patch is not applied, because since 1.6.1 this application needs a fix, in order to build with bluez-5.21.

Contents

Installed Program: pcap-config
Installed Libraries: libpcap.so, libpcap.a (optional)
Installed Directory: /usr/include/pcap

Short Descriptions

pcap-config

provides configuration information for libpcap.

libpcap.{a,so}

are libraries used for user-level packet capture.

Last updated on 2020-02-17 12:12:55 -0800