Re: ports libpcap?

On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:45:37 +0100,
Stuart Henderson <stu@spacehopper.org> wrote:
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> I'd like to add an alternative version of libpcap to ports - similar
> to our handling of other libraries which exist in base + ports, with a
> non-default install path to avoid it getting picked up by accident.
>
> tar.gz for this attached. Any comments or OKs?
>

It installs

@static-lib lib/libpcap/libpcap.a
@lib lib/libpcap/libpcap.so.${LIBpcap_VERSION}

which conflicts with system's libpcap.

with that hunk in CMakeLists's patch:

--- CMakeLists.txt.orig
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ else()
#
# On UN*X, it's always been libpcap.
#
- set(LIBRARY_NAME pcap)
+ set(LIBRARY_NAME epcap)
endif()

option(INET6 "Enable IPv6" ON)


and adjustment SHARED_LIBS OK kirill@

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wbr, Kirill