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Old 01-21-2006, 06:39 AM   #1
cynthia_thomas
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error: undefined reference to `pcap_next_ex


Hi,

I tried to execute a code which I downloaded.
here is the code
#include <pcap.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
pcap_t *handle; /* Session handle */
char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE]; /* Error string */
struct pcap_pkthdr *header; /* The header that pcap gives us */
const u_char *packet; /* The actual packet */

/* Open the session in promiscuous mode */
handle = pcap_open_live("eth0", 65000, 0, 0, errbuf);
if (handle == 0) {
printf("Error in pcap_open_live: %s",errbuf);
exit(1);
}

/* Grab a packet */
int code = pcap_next_ex(handle, &header, &packet);
if (code < 0)
printf("Error in pcap_next_ex\n");

/* Print its length */
printf("Jacked a packet with length of %d",header->len );

/* And close the session */
pcap_close(handle);
return(0);
}

When I compiled the code I got this error:

[root@CORE-2-02 examples]# gcc without2.c -lpcap
without2.c:31:2: warning: no newline at end of file
/tmp/cc0uKpD3.o(.text+0x72): In function `main':
: undefined reference to `pcap_next_ex'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status


Can anybody say what is the problem.
I get this error whenever i use exported functions from pcap library

thanks and regards
cynthia thomas
 
Old 01-21-2006, 04:39 PM   #2
bulliver
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Where is your pcap.h file? If it is in non-standard location you may have to do something like:
Code:
# gcc -I/usr/include/pcap without2.c -lpcap
 
Old 01-21-2006, 05:40 PM   #3
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Seems that you have an old libpcap version
 
  


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