Re: [BUG] configure test for "checking if libpcap is suitable" fails

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 08:58:35PM +0200, John Spencer wrote:
> On 09/08/2012 08:45 PM, David Fifield wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 08:50:03PM +0200, John Spencer wrote:
> > > configure:6301: checking if libpcap is suitable
> > > configure:6325: gcc -o conftest -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE  -Wl,-E
> > > -lz -Wl,-rpath-link=//lib conftest.c  -lp$
> > > conftest.c: In function 'main':
> > > conftest.c:35:5: error: implicit declaration of function 'exit'
> > >
> > > exit is defined in<stdlib.h>  so either this include should be
> > > added, or return used instead of exit
> >
> > What platform are you running on?
> musl/linux (musl libc, which is stricter than glibc)
> glibc's stdio.h unconditionally and erroneusly (namespace pollution)
> includes stdlib.h, that's why some tests written for glibc fail.
> most people write code, check if it compiles and then think it's "ok"

Does this patch work for you?

David Fifield

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