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error while compile and install snort in rhel5

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Iam having rhel5.5, iam trying to configure snort hence as a requirments

downloaded the libpcap-1.1.1 compiled and installed the same by executing the following command:

./configure --prefix=/opt/snort/snort2.9 ; make && make install
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with the above command successfully got installed without any errors, after this did cd to daq-0.2, by executing the command i,e by pointing to the libpcap path like the below :

./configure --with-libpcap-includes=/opt/snort/snort2.9/include --with-libpcap-libraries=/opt/snort/snort2.9/lib


the above compile ends with the following error:

checking for pcap.h... (cached) yes
checking for pcap_lib_version... checking for pcap_lib_version in -lpcap... yes
checking for libpcap version >= "1.0.0"... no

    ERROR!  Libpcap library version >= 1.0.0  not found.
    Get it from http://www.tcpdump.org

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Even though libpcap is installed while installing the daq it is not able to find the libpcap, please help.

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Indar

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Sir , did as per the instructions and then executed the below command from the daq
./configure --with-libpcap-includes=/opt/snort/snort2.9/include --with-libpcap-libraries=/opt/snort/snort2.9/lib
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with this compiled successfully then did make and make install. worked fine


Indar

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Sir , after installing daq and while compile and installing the snort like following

./configure --with-mysql --enable-dynamicplugin
make
make install
-------------------------------------------- ended with the below error ------------------------------

/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.a when searchin                                                                             g for -lmysqlclient
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmysqlclient
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[5]: *** [libsf_engine.la] Error 1
make[5]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_engi                                                                             ne'
make[4]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_engi                                                                             ne'
make[3]: *** [install] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_engi                                                                             ne'
make[2]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins'
make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
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plese suggest me hwo to fix this error

Indar

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Sir, installed snort i,e compiled and did make and make install but finally ended with 2 error iam not sure whether this is okay can ignore or not please suggest me.

for your reference posted below the complete process of make install of snort-2.9.0.1

make install
Making install in src
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src'
Making install in sfutil
make[2]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/sfutil'
make[3]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/sfutil'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/sfutil'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/sfutil'
Making install in win32
make[2]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/win32'
make[3]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/win32'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/win32'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/win32'
Making install in output-plugins
make[2]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/output-plugins'
make[3]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/output-plugins'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/output-plugins'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/output-plugins'
Making install in detection-plugins
make[2]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/detection-plugins'
make  install-am
make[3]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/detection-plugins'
make[4]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/detection-plugins'
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[4]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/detection-plugins'
make[3]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/detection-plugins'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/detection-plugins'
Making install in dynamic-plugins
make[2]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins'
Making install in sf_engine
make[3]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_eng                                                                             ine'
make  install-recursive
make[4]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_eng                                                                             ine'
Making install in examples
make[5]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_eng                                                                             ine/examples'
make[6]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_eng                                                                             ine/examples'
make[6]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[6]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[6]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_engi                                                                             ne/examples'
make[5]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_engi                                                                             ne/examples'
make[5]: Entering directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_eng                                                                             ine'
/bin/sh ../../../libtool --tag=CC   --mode=link gcc  -g -O2 -fvisibility=hidden                                                                              -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -shared -export-dynamic -module  -lpcre -L/usr/local/                                                                             lib -ldnet -L/usr/lib/mysql -o libsf_engine.la -rpath /usr/local/lib/snort_dynam                                                                             icengine bmh.lo sf_snort_detection_engine.lo sf_snort_plugin_api.lo sf_snort_plu                                                                             gin_byte.lo sf_snort_plugin_content.lo sf_snort_plugin_hdropts.lo sf_snort_plugi                                                                             n_loop.lo sf_snort_plugin_pcre.lo sf_snort_plugin_rc4.lo sfhashfcn.lo sfghash.lo                                                                              sfprimetable.lo sf_ip.lo  -lmysqlclient -lz -ldaq_static -lpcre -lpcap -lnsl -l                                                                             m -lm  -ldl -L/usr/local/lib -ldaq_static_modules -lpcap -lsfbpf
libtool: link: gcc -shared  .libs/bmh.o .libs/sf_snort_detection_engine.o .libs/                                                                             sf_snort_plugin_api.o .libs/sf_snort_plugin_byte.o .libs/sf_snort_plugin_content                                                                             .o .libs/sf_snort_plugin_hdropts.o .libs/sf_snort_plugin_loop.o .libs/sf_snort_p                                                                             lugin_pcre.o .libs/sf_snort_plugin_rc4.o .libs/sfhashfcn.o .libs/sfghash.o .libs                                                                             /sfprimetable.o .libs/sf_ip.o   -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/us                                                                             r/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib/libdnet -L/usr/lib/mysql -lmysqlclie                                                                             nt -lz /usr/local/lib/libdaq_static.a -L/opt/snort/snort2.9/lib -lpcre -lnsl -lm                                                                              -ldl /usr/local/lib/libdaq_static_modules.a /usr/local/lib/libsfbpf.so -lpcap                                                                                 -Wl,-soname -Wl,libsf_engine.so.0 -o .libs/libsf_engine.so.0.0.0
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so when searchi                                                                             ng for -lmysqlclient
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.a when searchin                                                                             g for -lmysqlclient
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmysqlclient
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[5]: *** [libsf_engine.la] Error 1
make[5]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_engi                                                                             ne'
make[4]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_engi                                                                             ne'
make[3]: *** [install] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins/sf_engi                                                                             ne'
make[2]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src/dynamic-plugins'
make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/snort/snort-2.9.0.1/src'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
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Please suggest is it required to fix the above Error 1 or it is okay can be ignored the snort will not have problems with this error.
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