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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] error during make /usr/local/bin/python -o packet-ncp2222.c

From: Stephen Fisher <stephentfisher@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:37:20 -0700
On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 06:02:23PM +0530, Mayank Jain wrote:

> Making all in dissectors
> /usr/local/bin/python  -o packet-ncp2222.c
> Unknown option: -o
> usage: /usr/local/bin/python [option] ... [-c cmd | -m mod | file | -] 
> [arg] ...
> Try `python -h' for more information.
> *** Error code 2

You need to use GNU make when building from SVN.  Traditional make
programs (such as on BSD machines) only works with the distributed
tarball.  On some systems, GNU make is called gmake and is already
installed.  On other systems, you need to download and install it.


Steve