dsniff-devel (2.4b1) fails to build on Snow Leopard

[hsivank@…]

sudo port install dsniff-devel
--->  Computing dependencies for dsniff-devel
--->  Fetching dsniff-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch dsniff-2.4b1.tar.gz from http://arn.se.distfiles.macports.org/dsniff-devel
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for dsniff-devel
--->  Extracting dsniff-devel
--->  Applying patches to dsniff-devel
--->  Configuring dsniff-devel
--->  Building dsniff-devel
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_ports.git_dports_net_dsniff-devel/work/dsniff-2.4" && /usr/bin/make -j2 all " returned error 2
Command output: ccache /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -pipe -O2 -DBIND_8_COMPAT -arch x86_64 -D_BSD_SOURCE -DHAVE_SOCKADDR_SA_LEN -DLIBNET_BSDISH_OS -DLIBNET_BSD_BYTE_SWAP -DDSNIFF_LIBDIR=\"/opt/local/lib/\" -I. -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include  -I/opt/local/include  -I./missing -c ./missing/dummy.c
ccache /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -pipe -O2 -DBIND_8_COMPAT -arch x86_64 -D_BSD_SOURCE -DHAVE_SOCKADDR_SA_LEN -DLIBNET_BSDISH_OS -DLIBNET_BSD_BYTE_SWAP -DDSNIFF_LIBDIR=\"/opt/local/lib/\" -I. -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include  -I/opt/local/include  -I./missing -c ./missing/md5.c
ccache /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -pipe -O2 -DBIND_8_COMPAT -arch x86_64 -D_BSD_SOURCE -DHAVE_SOCKADDR_SA_LEN -DLIBNET_BSDISH_OS -DLIBNET_BSD_BYTE_SWAP -DDSNIFF_LIBDIR=\"/opt/local/lib/\" -I. -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include  -I/opt/local/include  -I./missing -c ./arpspoof.c
In file included from ./arpspoof.c:26:
./arp.h:14: warning: 'struct ether_addr' declared inside parameter list
./arp.h:14: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want
./arpspoof.c:28: warning: 'struct ether_addr' declared inside parameter list
./arpspoof.c: In function 'arp_send':
./arpspoof.c:51: warning: passing argument 1 of 'libnet_get_hwaddr' from incompatible pointer type
./arpspoof.c:51: error: too many arguments to function 'libnet_get_hwaddr'
./arpspoof.c:62: warning: passing argument 6 of 'libnet_build_ethernet' from incompatible pointer type
./arpspoof.c:62: error: too few arguments to function 'libnet_build_ethernet'
./arpspoof.c:66: error: 'ETH_H' undeclared (first use in this function)
./arpspoof.c:66: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
./arpspoof.c:66: error: for each function it appears in.)
./arpspoof.c:66: error: too few arguments to function 'libnet_build_arp'
./arpspoof.c:69: warning: passing argument 1 of 'ether_ntoa' from incompatible pointer type
./arpspoof.c:73: warning: passing argument 1 of 'ether_ntoa' from incompatible pointer type
./arpspoof.c:75: warning: format '%s' expects type 'char *', but argument 4 has type 'int'
./arpspoof.c:75: warning: format '%s' expects type 'char *', but argument 5 has type 'int'
./arpspoof.c:79: warning: passing argument 1 of 'ether_ntoa' from incompatible pointer type
./arpspoof.c:80: warning: format '%s' expects type 'char *', but argument 4 has type 'int'
./arpspoof.c:82: warning: passing argument 1 of 'ether_ntoa' from incompatible pointer type
./arpspoof.c: In function 'arp_find':
./arpspoof.c:116: warning: passing argument 2 of 'arp_cache_lookup' from incompatible pointer type
./arpspoof.c: In function 'main':
./arpspoof.c:185: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
make: *** [arpspoof.o] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

It seems that dsniff need to be patched to work with libnet11 ... Attached some patches to solve the problem

[hsivank@…]

Sniff, nobody wants to review my ticket :-(

[hsivank@…]

update libnet to libnet11

[hsivank@…]

update libnet for libnids (to libnet11)

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

libnids updated in r57538. This really should have been in a separate ticket. Also, it looks like the libnet/libnet11 issue is a mess because the ports conflict and a bunch of ports still rely on the older libnet. Can they not be switched to use libnet11?

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

Committed revision r57540. Thanks! Note: I removed the direct dependency on libnet11 because it depends on libnids which now requires libnet11.

[hsivank@…]

Replying to macsforever2000@…:

Also, it looks like the libnet/libnet11 issue is a mess because the ports conflict and a bunch of ports still rely on the older libnet. Can they not be switched to use libnet11?

You're right, this a list of ports which depend on old libnet :

• angst
• cdpd
• dsniff
• fragrouter
• nemesis
• packetforward

I don't know if we can easily switch to libnet11 ...

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Where did all these patches come from -- upstream or elsewhere? If elsewhere, have they been sent upstream?

[hsivank@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

Where did all these patches come from -- upstream or elsewhere? If elsewhere, have they been sent upstream?

No respond from the mailing list of dsniff since a long time ...

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Oh, ok, I see. ​2.4b1 is from 2002. So I guess the software is dead. Patch it all you like! :)