* Randal T. Rioux [16. Jul 2009]:
> The following autotools check works on Linux but not on Solaris:
> 
> AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_restart, LIBS="-lpcap $LIBS",
>    AC_MSG_ERROR(you need to install pcap library with development files))
> 
> I can't find where pcap_restart is even used. Is it safe to cut this 
> from the list of checks?

At a first glance, I'd guess the test is to ensure libpcap is present on
this system by testing for a function known to be in there. As it turns
out, the test you found is not very reliable, it seems. ;)

openvas-libraries still depends on libpcap, so I think the best solution
would be to upgrade this test to reliably identify the presence of
libpcap. Do you think you can do that or would you like assistance?

Regards,

Michael

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