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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ Installation Checklist http://www.gtk.org . - Ethereal should work with the latest 1.0.x version, as well as - the latest 1.2.x version. + Ethereal needs gtk+-1.2.0 or above. If you installed GTK+ from a binary package, you may have to install a "development" package; there may be separate "user's" @@ -18,8 +17,8 @@ Installation Checklist header files and the like. For example, Red Hat users will need to install a "gtk-devel" .rpm. - [ ] 2. Make sure you have libpcap installed. The latest version can be - found at + [ ] 2. If you want to capture packets, make sure you have libpcap + installed. The latest version can be found at ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov . @@ -44,6 +43,10 @@ Installation Checklist default. You can change this location with the --sysconfdir option. + The --disable-pcap option allows you to compile without libpcap. + You won't be able to capture packets, but you can read traces + that have already been captured to disk by other programs. + [ ] 4. Run 'make'. Hopefully, you won't run into any problems. [ ] 5. Run './ethereal', and make sure things are working. You must |