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Update to note that the 10.3.3 Software Update will probably also 

install a new libpcap shared library but not install new libpcap headers.

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$Id: README.macos,v 1.3 2004/03/21 19:04:44 jmayer Exp $
$Id: README.macos,v 1.4 2004/03/21 22:55:59 guy Exp $
This file tries to help building Ethereal for Mac OS X (Ethereal does
not work on earlier versions of Mac OS).
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pcap-util.c: In function `get_interface_list_findalldevs':
pcap-util.c:195: error: `pcap_if_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
On first sight, it seems that Mac OS X 10.3.2 ships with a weird version of
libpcap that includes pcap_findalldevs, but no definition for pcap_if_t.
As it turns out, this isn't true. 10.3.2 ships with an 0.6[.x]-derived
libpcap that doesn't include "pcap_findalldevs()". The problem is caused
by a Security Update - it updates the libpcap dylib to 0.8.1, but doesn't
On first sight, it would appear that Mac OS X 10.x ships with a weird
version of libpcap that includes pcap_findalldevs, but no definition for
pcap_if_t.
As it turns out, this isn't true for Mac OS X 10.3 through 10.3.2; they
ships with an 0.6[.x]-derived libpcap that doesn't include
"pcap_findalldevs()". The problem in those releases is caused by a
Security Update - it updates the libpcap dylib to 0.8.1, but doesn't
update the header files (or the man page - and also doesn't update the
tcpdump man page to 3.8.1). As a workaround, install pcap.h, pcap-bpf.h
and pcap-stdinc.h from libpcap 0.8.1 in "/usr/include".
tcpdump man page to 3.8.1).
In addition, the Software Update to 10.3.3 and later will update the
libpcap dylib but not the header files. If systems come pre-installed
with 10.3.3, they might have the correct header files (and man pages).
As a workaround, install pcap.h, pcap-bpf.h and pcap-stdinc.h from
tcpdump.org's libpcap 0.8.1 in "/usr/include".