Re: libpcap patches for DLT_SITA support

[Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu>]

Fulko Hew wrote:
> Attached is the file that contains the patches to libpcap to support
> DLT_SITA.

1) Files added to INSTALL.txt also need to be added to FILES.

2) the pcap-sita.html file says

	Note: This document was derived from 'pcap.3' and is revision 
controlled as part of the libpcap CVS.

It's derived from the *current* version of pcap.3; I don't think we can 
commit to keeping it up-to-date with respect to the pcap man page, e.g. 
if we add new APIs, without an automatic way of generating 
pcap-sita.html from pcap.3.

Perhaps there should be a separate document that describes how the ACN 
version of libpcap differs from the standard one.

3) is it intended that the ACN version of libpcap be able to capture 
*only* on ACN devices, not on the regular devices on the machine on 
which it's installed?  It sounds as if IOP-type devices have names with 
a particular format that isn't likely to match the name of a regular 
Linux networking device, so it should, I think, be possible to support both.

4) Is the expectation that people not working for SITA (such as SITA's 
customers) will build and install this?
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