wireshark @1.8.6_1 +no_python: linking with liblua fails

[laughingtiger]

After having deleted everything and done a complete clean reinstall of MacPorts and then first trying to install Wireshark, installation fails. This also failed with the same error when trying to install using previous MacPorts installation.

OS 10.8.3 X-Code 4.6.2

-->  Attempting to fetch wireshark-1.8.6.tar.bz2 from http://mse.uk.distfiles.macports.org/sites/distfiles.macports.org/wireshark
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for wireshark
--->  Extracting wireshark
--->  Applying patches to wireshark
--->  Configuring wireshark
Error: org.macports.configure for port wireshark returned: configure failure: command execution failed
Please see the log file for port wireshark for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_net_wireshark/wireshark/main.log
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: Processing of port wireshark failed

[laughingtiger]

Wireshark install log

[laughingtiger]

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[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

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Error is:

:info:configure checking for luaL_register in -llua... no
:info:configure checking for luaL_register in -llua5.1... no
:info:configure configure: error: Linking with liblua failed.

What is the output of the following?

port installed lua

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

Maybe this has something to do with the recent lua version bump?

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

I confirmed the problem is with the update to lua 5.2. It installs fine with lua 5.1.4.

$ port installed lua
The following ports are currently installed:
  lua @5.1.4_4 (active)
  lua @5.2.2_0

[laughingtiger]

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Error is:

:info:configure checking for luaL_register in -llua... no
:info:configure checking for luaL_register in -llua5.1... no
:info:configure configure: error: Linking with liblua failed.

What is the output of the following?

port installed lua

output is...

port installed lua
The following ports are currently installed:
  lua @5.2.2_0 (active)

[mndavidoff (Monte Davidoff)]

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[hsivank@…]

Build is ok with wireshark-devel(1.9.0) and lua@5.2
I found a patch for 1.8.X branch ​http://www.openmamba.org/showfile.html?file=/pub/openmamba/devel/patches/wireshark-1.8.2-lua-5.2-2.patch (not tested)
Maybe it is time to update wireshark port to version 1.9.x and wireshark-devel to version 1.10.x ?

[vallon (Justin)]

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[ghosthound]

Replying to hsivank@…:

Build is ok with wireshark-devel(1.9.0) and lua@5.2
I found a patch for 1.8.X branch ​http://www.openmamba.org/showfile.html?file=/pub/openmamba/devel/patches/wireshark-1.8.2-lua-5.2-2.patch (not tested)
Maybe it is time to update wireshark port to version 1.9.x and wireshark-devel to version 1.10.x ?

The 1.9 branch of wireshark is the development branch for 1.10, aka not a stable/release branch, thus I don't think wireshark should go to 1.9, it should go to 1.10 when 1.10 is released/stable.

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[hasso.tepper@…]

The patch attached to the comment #10 is obviously correct. I can also confirm (tested not in macports though) that it solves the problem with lua 5.2.

Edit: OK, I was informed that it's not enough - you need to backport some more - ​https://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=43479 .

[breiter (Brian Reiter)]

Replying to hasso.tepper@…:

The patch attached to the comment #10 is obviously correct. I can also confirm (tested not in macports though) that it solves the problem with lua 5.2.

Edit: OK, I was informed that it's not enough - you need to backport some more - ​https://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=43479 .

Yes. It's not enough to bang on the ./configure script. The LUA embedding API changed and the code will not compile against LUA5.2 without patching.

​https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?bugid=7400&action=viewall

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[ewen-naos-nz (Ewen McNeill)]

According to ​Wireshark Bug 7400 (mentioned here at comment 19) the patches were ​committed in February 2013, and scheduled for backport to Wireshark 1.8. I see that there is are ​new release files as of 17 May 2013, including a Wireshark 1.8.7 (MacPorts has Wireshark 1.8.6). It seems likely those would include the Lua API change fixes. So the most expedient resolution to this problem might be to upgrade to Wireshark 1.8.7, rather than re-backporting the Lua 5.2 compatibility patches. (For now I've downgraded lua on my host to 5.1, since IIRC I don't use it for much other than Wireshark.)

Ewen

[schnide (Joe Schnide)]

I was able to find a workaround to get wireshark installed thanks to # 39291

port uninstall wireshark

port clean --all wireshark

port install wireshark +no_lua

[hasso.tepper@…]

The wireshark-macports.patch upgrades wireshark to 1.8.7 and integrates ​http://www.openmamba.org/showfile.html?file=/pub/openmamba/devel/patches/wireshark-1.8.2-lua-5.2-[1-3].patch patches to build it with lua 5.2.

[ghosthound]

Replying to macports@…:

According to ​Wireshark Bug 7400 (mentioned here at comment 19) the patches were ​committed in February 2013, and scheduled for backport to Wireshark 1.8. I see that there is are ​new release files as of 17 May 2013, including a Wireshark 1.8.7 (MacPorts has Wireshark 1.8.6). It seems likely those would include the Lua API change fixes. So the most expedient resolution to this problem might be to upgrade to Wireshark 1.8.7, rather than re-backporting the Lua 5.2 compatibility patches. (For now I've downgraded lua on my host to 5.1, since IIRC I don't use it for much other than Wireshark.)

Ewen

Unfortunately 1.8.7 does not include the lua 5.2 fixes.

[ghosthound]

Replying to hasso.tepper@…:

The wireshark-macports.patch upgrades wireshark to 1.8.7 and integrates ​http://www.openmamba.org/showfile.html?file=/pub/openmamba/devel/patches/wireshark-1.8.2-lua-5.2-[1-3].patch patches to build it with lua 5.2.

Thanks, I'll check this out, I haven't finished integrating the wireshark/lua5.2 patches yet.

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

Has duplicate #39335.

[hsivank@…]

Wireshark 1.10.0 has been released and is now considered as the stable branch. (attached a patch to update the port)

[drkp (Dan Ports)]

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[ghosthound]

resolved in r106712 by updating to 1.10.1