Missing Makefile and build in dynamic-preprocessor directory
 

Hi all,

I am installing and Configuring Snort on Ubuntu Desktop and Server.

Ubuntu Desktop
I was able to installed Snort on the desktop, but I got stall when trying to navigate to ~/snort_src/snort-2.9.9.0/src/dynamic-preprocessors/build/usr/local/lib/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/

The is no build in the dynamic-preprocessors directory. What do I do at this point?
see attachment.

Ubuntu Server

I was on the path ~/snort_src/snort-2.9.9.0 and ran the command ./Configure --enable-sourcefire the result failed to produce the makefile

I need your help.

Thanks in advance.

Normally things like that need to be created via the auto tools (autoreconf?). The .am for the Makefile and the .ac for configure normally give it away. The steps should be detailed in the README/INSTALL .txt files if they exist for that source tree. Perhaps dh_autoreconf and friends on debian based distros can simplify things. Although not seeing a ./debian/ for your particular case. In either case the build instructions should be accessible from the source from which you obtained the thing.

Thanks Shadow 7, I am using the official snort installation manual from the snort website and a newbee. Can you please give me the directory for the ReadMe etc files?

https://www.snort.org/documents

https://www.snort.org/faq

Looks like most of the README stuff is in the ./doc/ of the parent tree.

$ less ./doc/INSTALL

Otherwise

$ ./configure --help

NOT HERE --- ~/snort_src/snort-2.9.9.0/src/dynamic-preprocessors/build/usr/local/lib/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/

BUT HERE --- ~/snort_src/snort-2.9.9.0/doc/INSTALL

Along with many README's and a few .pdf's.

Thanks for the direction to the directory. I went through the INSTALL doc and I followed just that as it is in the snort.org website. I was in the ~/snort_src/snort-2.9.9.0 path and ran the command ./configure --enable-sourcefire

You might be missing some dependencies. Try:and then try to configure snort.

Thanks once more AwesomeMachine, I tried adding some uri to my sources.list file but I cannot determine which uri is needed for this package download.

But use the version name of your distro, i.e. this one is saucy. I hope this helps.

I have these:
W: Target sources (InRelease/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/Sources.list:53 and /etc/apt/Sources.list:54
W: Target sources (InRelease/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/Sources.list:53 and /etc/apt/Sources.list:55
W: Target sources (universe/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/Sources.list:68 and /etc/apt/Sources.list:70
W: Target sources (multiverse/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/Sources.list:68 and /etc/apt/Sources.list:70
E: You must put some 'source' URIs in your sources.list

OK, well, Chrome Browser can make you get messages like that. But look at the last one. And then run the commands I gave you with the correct version inserted were "saucy" is. That will add the apt sources to /etc/apt/sources.list.

Then edit /etc/apt/sources.list so there is a line that begins with "deb-src" for each line that begins with "deb". Just copy the line and append "-src" to it. Save the file and run: Then run the apt-get build-dep command as above.

Hashman, I am getting the same thing, no 'Build' in the dynamic-preprocessors directory. I think this post is pretty old now, but do you remember getting this resolved, and how you solved it?

[QUOTE=HashMan74;5699297]Hi all,

I am installing and Configuring Snort on Ubuntu Desktop and Server.

Ubuntu Desktop
I was able to installed Snort on the desktop, but I got stall when trying to navigate to ~/snort_src/snort-2.9.9.0/src/dynamic-preprocessors/build/usr/local/lib/snort_dynamicpreprocessor/

The is no build in the dynamic-preprocessors directory. What do I do at this point?
see attachment.