[Iftop-users] Cross-compilation, libpcap issue ?

[Mihai Tanasescu]

Hi guys,

I'm trying to cross-compile iftop while using a custom install location 
of libpcap.
So far, I am unsuccessful with going past a configure script error...

First of all I have libpcap installed here:

/usr/src/DVG1000_V1.1.01.04_WN_src/apps# ls libpcap-1.2.0/pcap-install/
bin  include  lib  share

root@builder:/usr/src/DVG1000_V1.1.01.04_WN_src/apps# ls 
libpcap-1.2.0/pcap-install/include/
pcap  pcap-bpf.h  pcap.h  pcap-namedb.h
root@builder:/usr/src/DVG1000_V1.1.01.04_WN_src/apps# ls 
libpcap-1.2.0/pcap-install/include/pcap
bluetooth.h  bpf.h  ipnet.h  namedb.h  pcap.h  sll.h  usb.h  vlan.h

root@builder:/usr/src/DVG1000_V1.1.01.04_WN_src/apps# ls 
libpcap-1.2.0/pcap-install/lib/
libpcap.a  libpcap.so  libpcap.so.1  libpcap.so.1.2.0

# CC=mips-linux-uclibc-cc ac_cv_linux_vers=2 
ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes ./configure --host=mips-linux 
--with-libpcap=/usr/src/DVG1000_V1.1.01.04_WN_src/apps/libpcap-1.2.0/pcap-install

checking gethostbyaddr_r usability... can't test because we are 
cross-compiling
checking where to find pcap.h... /include
checking for pcap_open_live in -lpcap... no
configure: error: can't find libpcap
   You're not going to get very far without libpcap.

Looking at the ./configure --help =>
   --with-libpcap=WHERE    Where the libpcap packet-capture library is 
found.
                           The pcap library should be installed  in 
WHERE/lib,
                           and the header file in either WHERE/include or
                           WHERE/include/pcap.

I've already checked and the library files + header files really are in 
"WHERE"/lib and /include/pcap....
So what am I doing wrong ?
Is there a way to convince the configure script to take a better look in 
there ?


Thanks,
Mihai