Re: ports libpcap?

that was intentional, it's in a non standard directory (similar layout to ports/security/openssl, though I've just realised that moving the manpages may be a good idea).

I did forget to update LIB_DEPENDS/WANTLIB in the wireshark diff though.

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On 26 February 2026 22:49:31 Kirill A. Korinsky <kirill@korins.ky> wrote:

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