Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Installing with libpcap 1.0

[Stephen Fisher <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 14, 2009, at 10:07 AM, Brian Rayburn wrote:

> believe it or not, this problem is still kicking me around (although  
> I haven't really put in any effort since I last responded except:).   
> I have gotten the top of the git-tree libpcap and confirmed it's  
> installation with
> ldconfig -p | grep pcap
> which returns a nice:
>     libpcap.so.1 (libc6) => /usr/local/lib/libpcap.so.1
>     libpcap.so.0.8 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0.8
>     libpcap.so (libc6) => /usr/local/lib/libpcap.so
>
> But when I install wireshark, it still uses to the .0.9.8 (through a  
> symbolic link in the 0.8 reference shown above).  This I gather from  
> the About Wireshark screen in wireshark which lists the libraries  
> used.
>
> Can I force Wireshark to use the newer version?

Try running configure with the argument --with-pcap=/usr/local


Steve