libpcap-1.2.1: Building from source: issues

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Hello,

I've trying to build from source libpcap-1.2.1 but have been getting into
trouble when building other software, lft-3.33, that errors on build. I
think I may have missed something in building libpcap-1.2.1 that's causing
the other soft to bug out.
Currently running LiveCD Lubuntu 11.10 i386.

Should all build steps, './configure', 'make', and 'make install' be done
from root@ubuntu?
What C Compiler is recommended? Is gcc O.K., which do you prefer?
What other dependencies will I need to build libpcap-1.2.1?
flex and bison are 2 that I am aware of off the top of my head.
Can I 'apt-get remove libpcap0.8' before building libpcap-1.2.1?

I have used Google but it has not been fruitful for me, maybe I need to
change my static DNS entries to better servers. ;D

cheers,

semi-hex




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