Re: Nmap fails to compile under OS X Lion

[Patrik Karlsson <patrik () cqure net>]

On Jul 21, 2011, at 11:33 AM, Patrik Karlsson wrote:

> On Jul 21, 2011, at 9:48 AM, Patrik Karlsson wrote:
>
> > Hi list,
> >
> > In addition to the other problems I got updating to Lion yesterday I can no longer compile Nmap.
> > I'm getting the following error:
> > netutil.cc: In function ‘int send_ipv6_ip(const unsigned char*, size_t)’:
> > netutil.cc:3561: error: ‘IPV6_HOPLIMIT’ was not declared in this scope
> >
> > Unfortunately, I broke both my working svn compiled copies, by mistake when trying to re-compile.
> > So any pointers are most welcome.
> >
> > //Patrik
> > --
> > Patrik Karlsson
> > http://www.cqure.net
> > http://www.twitter.com/nevdull77
>
>
> I found a temporary workaround by setting the IPV6_HOPLIMIT to IPV6_2292HOPLIMIT.
> I found this workaround by looking inside the /usr/include/netinet6/in6.h file.
> It contains this section:
>
> #ifdef __APPLE_USE_RFC_2292
> #define IPV6_PKTINFO        IPV6_2292PKTINFO
> #define IPV6_HOPLIMIT       IPV6_2292HOPLIMIT
> #define IPV6_NEXTHOP        IPV6_2292NEXTHOP
> #define IPV6_HOPOPTS        IPV6_2292HOPOPTS
> #define IPV6_DSTOPTS        IPV6_2292DSTOPTS
> #define IPV6_RTHDR          IPV6_2292RTHDR
> #define IPV6_PKTOPTIONS     IPV6_2292PKTOPTIONS
> #endif /* __APPLE_USE_RFC_2292 */
>
> I'm aware that this isn't the right fix, but I needed to get Nmap compiled so I can continue working on some stuff.
>
> //Patrik
> --
> Patrik Karlsson
> http://www.cqure.net
> http://www.twitter.com/nevdull77


Nmap still doesn't compile on OS X Lion.
Would adding #define __APPLE_USE_RFC_2292 in netutil.cc be considered an OK patch or do we need something more 
sophisticated, like a check in configure?

Cheers,
Patrik
--
Patrik Karlsson
http://www.cqure.net
http://www.twitter.com/nevdull77

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