libpcap can't be installed

[nil.bureau.bitbucket@…]

Attempting to install libpcap via Terminal produces errors every time. Under Mac OS X 10.4.11 with Xcode 2.5:

--->  Extracting libpcap
--->  Applying patches to libpcap
--->  Configuring libpcap
Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
Log for libpcap is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_libpcap/libpcap/main.log
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

Per Ticket #12949, checked /usr/include/net for bpf.h file and it does not exist.

Downloading and installing manually does not produce any joy, as at least one file that should exist after installation is not there: libpcap.a.dylib (not libpcap.A.dylib).

How can this be fixed so libpcap can be installed via MacPorts?

[nil.bureau.bitbucket@…]

Cc Me!

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

Please remember to use WikiFormatting, don't set priority to high (as doing this is reserved for maintainers only) and Cc the maintainer. Please also read the ticket guidelines prominently linked from the "New Ticket" page. You don't need to Cc yourself either.

Reassigning to maintainer, but note it's up to the maintainer whether he supports PPC or not, but most maintainers are happy to apply patches fixing problems.

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

Also, attaching the main.log mentioned in the error message might be helpful.

[nil.bureau.bitbucket@…]

As requested, the Main.log file:

version:1
:debug:main Executing org.macports.main (libpcap)
:debug:main changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0
:debug:main egid changed to: 500
:debug:main euid changed to: 503
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.archivefetch (libpcap)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (libpcap)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (libpcap)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.extract (libpcap)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.patch (libpcap)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:configure configure phase started at Thu Dec 22 22:52:59 CST 2011
:notice:configure --->  Configuring libpcap
:debug:configure Using compiler 'System cc'
:debug:configure Executing org.macports.configure (libpcap)
:debug:configure Environment: CPATH='/opt/local/include' CFLAGS='-pipe -O2 -m32' CPPFLAGS='-I/opt/local/include' CXXFLAGS='-pipe -O2 -m32' LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/local/lib' MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.4' CXX='/usr/bin/c++' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS_FILE='/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_libpcap/libpcap/work/.CC_PRINT_OPTIONS' F90FLAGS='-pipe -O2 -m32' LDFLAGS='-L/opt/local/lib' OBJC='/usr/bin/cc' FCFLAGS='-pipe -O2 -m32' INSTALL='/usr/bin/install -c' OBJCFLAGS='-pipe -O2 -m32' FFLAGS='-pipe -O2 -m32' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS='YES' CC='/usr/bin/cc'
:debug:configure Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_libpcap/libpcap/work/libpcap-1.1.1" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --enable-ipv6'
:debug:configure Executing command line:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_libpcap/libpcap/work/libpcap-1.1.1" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --enable-ipv6 
:info:configure checking build system type... powerpc-apple-darwin8.11.0
:info:configure checking host system type... powerpc-apple-darwin8.11.0
:info:configure checking target system type... powerpc-apple-darwin8.11.0
:info:configure checking for gcc... /usr/bin/cc
:info:configure checking for C compiler default output file name... 
:info:configure configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
:info:configure See `config.log' for more details.
:info:configure shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_libpcap/libpcap/work/libpcap-1.1.1" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --enable-ipv6 " returned error 77
:error:configure Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
:debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
    while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:configure Warning: the following items did not execute (for libpcap): org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:notice:configure Log for libpcap is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_libpcap/libpcap/main.log

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to nil.bureau.bitbucket@…:

:info:configure configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
:info:configure See `config.log' for more details.

In that case, please attach (not paste) the config.log as well. It sounds like you may not have installed Xcode properly. See the FAQ.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

I am also curious why your log says:

:debug:configure Using compiler 'System cc'

and:

:info:configure checking for gcc... /usr/bin/cc

Have you done something special to cause this? On Tiger ports should by default be the using the compiler named "Mac OS X gcc 4.0" which is /usr/bin/gcc-4.0.

[nil.bureau.bitbucket@…]

Config.log

[nil.bureau.bitbucket@…]

I installed Xcode using the standard installer routine from Apple, so I didn't modify or move anything. But I've also compiled a lot of other things without any problem using that same installation, so this is puzzling.

I've checked and there is no /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 file.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Ok, and the config.log shows:

./configure: line 1: /usr/bin/cc: No such file or directory

So Xcode is not installed correctly. Please ​reinstall Xcode 2.5 ensuring that the option for UNIX Development (or Command Line Support -- I forget which wording is used on Tiger) is selected.

[nil.bureau.bitbucket@…]

I reinstalled Xcode (again) and now it seems to work. But it makes no sense, since I had everything installed before and was able to configure, make and install lots of other things without any problem from Terminal.