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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Wireshark latest version's installation problem at Raspberry

From: Michael Tuexen <Michael.Tuexen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:38:08 +0200
On Sep 16, 2013, at 1:18 PM, Francisco Sanchez <F.Sanchez@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Dear dev,
> 
> My name is Francisco Sanchez. I'm a PhD who's trying to install Wireshark latest version in order to obtain the new releases. For that purposes, following your instructions at:
> 
> http://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html/#ChIntroHelp
> 
> SVN has provided me:
> 
> svn co http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/wireshark/trunk/ wireshark
> 
> The device where i'd like to install it is a RPi, which its main characteristics are:
> 
> pi@raspberrypi ~/wireshark $ cat /etc/*-release
> PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 7 (wheezy)"
> NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux"
> VERSION_ID="7"
> VERSION="7 (wheezy)"
> ID=raspbian
> ID_LIKE=debian
> ANSI_COLOR="1;31"
> HOME_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/";
> SUPPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianForums";
> BUG_REPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs";
> 
> Unfortunately, everything was working fine, but i've found an error after executing sudo make. Attached you can find atttached the installation's config.log. 
> 
> In order to make clearer this problem, here it's a small resume (steps done):
> 1. Download from subversion the latest version:
>   svn co http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/wireshark/trunk/ wireshark
> 
> 2. sudo apt-get install libtool          OK
> 2.1 sudo apt-get install bison           OK 
> 2.2 sudo apt-get install flex            OK
> 
> 3. sudo ./autogen.sh                     OK  
> 3.1 sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev    OK
> 
> 4. sudo ./configure                      OK
>      [Output...]
>      The Wireshark package has been configured with the following options.
>             Build wireshark (Gtk+) : no
>                 Build wireshark-qt : no
>                       Build tshark : yes
>                     Build capinfos : yes
>                      Build editcap : yes
>                      Build dumpcap : yes
>                     Build mergecap : yes
>                   Build reordercap : yes
>                    Build text2pcap : yes
>                      Build randpkt : yes
>                       Build dftest : yes
>                     Build rawshark : yes
>                        Build echld : no
> 
>   Save files as pcap-ng by default : yes
>  Install dumpcap with capabilities : no
>             Install dumpcap setuid : no
>                  Use dumpcap group : (none)
>                        Use plugins : yes
>                    Use Lua library : no
>                 Use Python binding : no
>                   Build rtp_player : no
>             Build profile binaries : no
>                   Use pcap library : yes
>                   Use zlib library : yes
>               Use kerberos library : no
>                 Use c-ares library : no
>               Use GNU ADNS library : no
>                Use SMI MIB library : no
>             Use GNU crypto library : no
>             Use SSL crypto library : no
>           Use IPv6 name resolution : yes
>                 Use gnutls library : no
>     Use POSIX capabilities library : no
>                  Use GeoIP library : no
>                     Use nl library : no 
> 
> 
> 5. sudo make         FAIL!!!
>    [Output...]
>    ...
>    ftype-pcre.c: In function 'raw_flag_needed':
>    ftype-pcre.c:66:13: error: comparison is always true due to limited range of data type [-Werror=type-limits]
>    cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
>    make[3]: *** [ftype-pcre.lo] Error 1
>    make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/pi/wireshark/epan/ftypes'
>    make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>    make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/pi/wireshark/epan'
>    make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>    make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/pi/wireshark'
>    make: *** [all] Error 2 
> 
> I've tried different options, but after few days without success i'd need to ask you for advices.
What about

./configure --disable-warnings-as-errors

Best regards
Michael
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Francisco Snachez<config.log>___________________________________________________________________________
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