Solution to "configure: error: Cannot find type for 6th argument to recvfrom()"

[Fyodor <fyodor () insecure org>]

I have received dozens of reports from people receiving the following
error from ./configure:

checking for type of 6th argument to recvfrom()... configure: error: Cannot find type for 6th argument to recvfrom()

In all the cases I have seen so far, the problem is that they don't
have a C++ compiler such as g++.  Admittedly the error message doesn't
exactly make this obvious :).  The solution is to install g++.  If you
already have a C++ compiler, put it in your $PATH or pass configure
the path like: ./configure CXX=/usr/hidden/bin/g++ .  Or you can just
use binaries, such as Linux RPMs.

For the next version of Nmap, I have tried to detect the "no C++
compiler" problem earlier and give an appropriate message.

Cheers,
Fyodor

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