snort 2.9.1.2_0 build failure under Mavericks

[Schamschula (Marius Schamschula)]

I get the following error when building snort under Mavericks:

/usr/bin/clang -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../.. -I../.. -I../../src -I../../src/sfutil -I/sw/include -I../../src/output-plugins -I../../src/detection-plugins -I../../src/dynamic-plugins -I../../src/preprocessors -I../../src/preprocessors/portscan -I../../src/preprocessors/HttpInspect/include -I../../src/preprocessors/Stream5 -I../../src/target-based -I../../src/control  -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include -DDYNAMIC_PLUGIN -I/opt/local/include -DZLIB -DGRE -DMPLS -DPREPROCESSOR_AND_DECODER_RULE_EVENTS -DPPM_MGR -DENABLE_PAF -DENABLE_REACT -DENABLE_RESPOND -DENABLE_RESPONSE3 -DSF_WCHAR -DSUP_IP6 -DTARGET_BASED -DPERF_PROFILING -DSNORT_RELOAD -DNORMALIZER -DACTIVE_RESPONSE  -pipe -Os -arch x86_64 -DSF_VISIBILITY -fvisibility=hidden -Wall -c spo_alert_test.c
In file included from spo_alert_syslog.c:70:
../../src/strlcatu.h:24:8: error: expected parameter declarator
size_t strlcat(char *, const char *, size_t);
       ^

main.log attached.

[sck-nogas (Scott C. Kennedy)]

Cc Me!

[Schamschula (Marius Schamschula)]

Apparently the size_t issue is a well known problem when using clang instead of gcc.

I added

configure.cc        ${prefix}/bin/gcc-mp-4.8

to get around the clang issue. A more general solution is required here. Portfile diff is attached.

[Schamschula (Marius Schamschula)]

Also note snort 2.9.5.5 depends on daq 2.0.1, see ticket #41330

[vincent.passaro@…]

Cc Me!

[vincent.passaro@…]

Main log file after snort fails to install

[Schamschula (Marius Schamschula)]

Replying to mschamschula@…:

Apparently the size_t issue is a well known problem when using clang instead of gcc.

I added

configure.cc        ${prefix}/bin/gcc-mp-4.8

to get around the clang issue. A more general solution is required here. Portfile diff is attached.

I tried building snort 2.9.5.6 using clang by adding

configure.cflags	-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0

instead of configure.cc

This ran into a different issue:

libtool: link: /usr/bin/clang -pipe -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 -arch x86_64 -DSF_VISIBILITY -fvisibility=hidden -Wall -pipe -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 -arch x86_64 -DSF_VISIBILITY -fvisibility=hidden -Wall -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -arch x86_64 -o u2spewfoo u2spewfoo-u2spewfoo.o  -L/opt/local/lib -ldaq_static -ldnet -lcrypto -lpcre -lm -ldl -ldaq_static_modules -lsfbpf -lpcap -lz -lpthread
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
  "_free_iterator", referenced from:
      _u2dump in u2spewfoo-u2spewfoo.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64

Portfile-snort.2.diff and main.3.log attached

[Schamschula (Marius Schamschula)]

In the meantime snort has been updated to @2.9.6.0. Still using the same workarounds as for versions 2.9.5.x.

[jul_bsd@…]

same problem here. with latest Portfile patch build/install without problem

[SickTeddyBear]

Cc Me!

[Schamschula (Marius Schamschula)]

Bumped the diff file (Portfile-snort.4.diff) to snort version 2.9.6.2. Also fixed master_sites and livecheck, as the URL for the download page has changed.

[Schamschula (Marius Schamschula)]

The ticket is superseded by #42531. Please close!