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Package: libpcap-dev
Version: 0.7.2-7
Some sarge packages have build-depends against libpcap-dev. Nmap and xprobe
are two examples that I've found, although there may be others.
There are two versions of the libpcap development package in sarge:
libpcap0.7-dev
and libpcap0.8-dev. libpcap-dev depends on libpcap0.7-dev only; libpcap0.8-dev
will not satisfy the dependency. It's not possible to install both
libpcap0.7-dev
and libpcap0.8-dev because they conflict.
Therefore, if you need to install libpcap-dev on a system which already has
libpcap0.8-dev, this will end up downgrading the pcap development package
from 0.8 to 0.7.
I found that, in practice, the two packages I've tried compile and run without
problems using libpcap0.8-dev (at least in my environment).
I'm not totally sure what the problem is here, or who's responsibility it is.
However, I think that it boils down to one of the following:
1. libpcap-dev should be removed, and bugs should be filed against
nmap, xprobe and any other packages that have a build-depends against it;
2. libpcap-dev should depend on either libpcap0.7-dev or libpcap0.8-dev;
3. If there is a major incompatibility between 0.7 and 0.8, then it should
be documented somewhere; or
4. If there is no compatibility problem, why can we not standardise on
one version of libpcap?
I'm running Debian 3.1 ("sarge") on i386 with 2.6 kernel. I have the
following libpcap packages installed:
# dpkg -l | grep pcap
ii libpcap0.7 0.7.2-7 System interface for user-level packet captu
ii libpcap0.8 0.8.3-5 System interface for user-level packet captu
ii libpcap0.8-dev 0.8.3-5 Development library and header files for lib
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Source: libpcap
Source-Version: 0.7.2-8
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
libpcap, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
libpcap0.7-dev_0.7.2-8_amd64.deb
to pool/main/libp/libpcap/libpcap0.7-dev_0.7.2-8_amd64.deb
libpcap0.7_0.7.2-8_amd64.deb
to pool/main/libp/libpcap/libpcap0.7_0.7.2-8_amd64.deb
libpcap_0.7.2-8.diff.gz
to pool/main/libp/libpcap/libpcap_0.7.2-8.diff.gz
libpcap_0.7.2-8.dsc
to pool/main/libp/libpcap/libpcap_0.7.2-8.dsc
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
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Romain Francoise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (supplier of updated libpcap package)
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Format: 1.7
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:28:22 +0200
Source: libpcap
Binary: libpcap0.7 libpcap0.7-dev
Architecture: source amd64
Version: 0.7.2-8
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Romain Francoise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Changed-By: Romain Francoise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Description:
libpcap0.7 - System interface for user-level packet capture
libpcap0.7-dev - Development library and header files for libpcap 0.7
Closes: 322049 337973 430720
Changes:
libpcap (0.7.2-8) unstable; urgency=low
.
* debian/control: Move libpcap-dev to the libpcap0.8 source package
(closes: #430720, #337973, #322049).
Files:
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0cea3ec1cf8f7015f47d8c80346b2a65 7640 devel optional libpcap_0.7.2-8.diff.gz
e40943bff488f58c451b13b635747c9e 97134 libdevel optional
libpcap0.7-dev_0.7.2-8_amd64.deb
cd784c2062c10a04fb8c53365616786a 74196 libs optional
libpcap0.7_0.7.2-8_amd64.deb
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