Unable to cmake Wireshark on Red Hat 7 due to GLIB2 version error

["Brodie, Mark (Refinitiv)" <mark.brodie () refinitiv com>]

Hi there,

My wireshark build attempt fails during cmake when it checks the version of GLIB2.

-- Checking for one of the modules 'glib-2.0'
CMake Error at /opt/cmake-3.17.2-Linux-x86_64/share/cmake-3.17/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:164 
(message):
  Could NOT find GLIB2: Found unsuitable version "", but required is at least
  "2.32.0" (found GLIB2_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND)
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /opt/cmake-3.17.2-Linux-x86_64/share/cmake-3.17/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:443 
(_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE)
  cmake/modules/FindGLIB2.cmake:106 (find_package_handle_standard_args)
  CMakeLists.txt:1023 (find_package)



GLIB2 is installed with version 2.56.1:

sudo yum info glib2
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin
This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or Red Hat Satellite.
Installed Packages
Name        : glib2
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 2.56.1
Release     : 5.el7
Size        : 12 M
Repo        : installed
> From repo   : fxspw-7-2002
Summary     : A library of handy utility functions
URL         : http://www.gtk.org
License     : LGPLv2+
Description : GLib is the low-level core library that forms the basis for projects
            : such as GTK+ and GNOME. It provides data structure handling for C,
            : portability wrappers, and interfaces for such runtime functionality
            : as an event loop, threads, dynamic loading, and an object system.



Here is the full output from cmake:

$ sudo cmake ../wireshark-3.2.3
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.8.5
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.8.5
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc - works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ - works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Generating build using CMake 3.17.2
-- CMake build type: RelWithDebInfo
-- V: 3.2.3, MaV: 3, MiV: 2, PL: 3, EV: .
-- Performing Test C_fexcess_precision_fast_VALID
-- Performing Test C_fexcess_precision_fast_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wall_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wall_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wextra_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wextra_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wendif_labels_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wendif_labels_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wpointer_arith_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wpointer_arith_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wformat_security_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wformat_security_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_fwrapv_VALID
-- Performing Test C_fwrapv_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_fno_strict_overflow_VALID
-- Performing Test C_fno_strict_overflow_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wvla_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wvla_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Waddress_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Waddress_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wattributes_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wattributes_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wdiv_by_zero_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wdiv_by_zero_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wignored_qualifiers_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wignored_qualifiers_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wpragmas_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wpragmas_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wno_overlength_strings_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wno_overlength_strings_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wno_long_long_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wno_long_long_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wheader_guard_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wheader_guard_VALID - Failed
-- Performing Test C_Wcomma_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wcomma_VALID - Failed
-- Performing Test C_Wshorten_64_to_32_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wshorten_64_to_32_VALID - Failed
-- Performing Test C_Wframe_larger_than_32768_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wframe_larger_than_32768_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wc___compat_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wc___compat_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wunused_const_variable_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wunused_const_variable_VALID - Failed
-- Performing Test C_Wshadow_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wshadow_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wold_style_definition_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wold_style_definition_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wstrict_prototypes_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wstrict_prototypes_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wlogical_op_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wlogical_op_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wjump_misses_init_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wjump_misses_init_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Werror_implicit_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Werror_implicit_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wno_missing_braces_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wno_missing_braces_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test C_Wno_pointer_sign_VALID
-- Performing Test C_Wno_pointer_sign_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_fexcess_precision_fast_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_fexcess_precision_fast_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wall_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wall_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wextra_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wextra_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wendif_labels_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wendif_labels_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wpointer_arith_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wpointer_arith_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wformat_security_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wformat_security_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_fwrapv_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_fwrapv_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_fno_strict_overflow_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_fno_strict_overflow_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wvla_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wvla_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Waddress_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Waddress_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wattributes_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wattributes_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wdiv_by_zero_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wdiv_by_zero_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wignored_qualifiers_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wignored_qualifiers_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wpragmas_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wpragmas_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wno_overlength_strings_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wno_overlength_strings_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wno_long_long_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wno_long_long_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wheader_guard_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wheader_guard_VALID - Failed
-- Performing Test CXX_Wcomma_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wcomma_VALID - Failed
-- Performing Test CXX_Wshorten_64_to_32_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wshorten_64_to_32_VALID - Failed
-- Performing Test CXX_Wframe_larger_than_32768_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wframe_larger_than_32768_VALID - Success
-- Performing Test CXX_Wextra_semi_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_Wextra_semi_VALID - Failed
-- Performing Test C_fmacro_prefix_map_old_new_VALID
-- Performing Test C_fmacro_prefix_map_old_new_VALID - Failed
-- Performing Test CXX_fmacro_prefix_map_old_new_VALID
-- Performing Test CXX_fmacro_prefix_map_old_new_VALID - Failed
-- Performing Test FVHIDDEN
-- Performing Test FVHIDDEN - Success
-- Performing Test LINK_Wl___as_needed_VALID
-- Performing Test LINK_Wl___as_needed_VALID - Success
-- Linker flags:  -Wl,--as-needed
-- Found Git: /usr/bin/git (found version "1.8.3.1")
-- Found PkgConfig: /usr/bin/pkg-config (found version "0.27.1")
-- Checking for one of the modules 'glib-2.0'
CMake Error at /opt/cmake-3.17.2-Linux-x86_64/share/cmake-3.17/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:164 
(message):
  Could NOT find GLIB2: Found unsuitable version "", but required is at least
  "2.32.0" (found GLIB2_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND)
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /opt/cmake-3.17.2-Linux-x86_64/share/cmake-3.17/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:443 
(_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE)
  cmake/modules/FindGLIB2.cmake:106 (find_package_handle_standard_args)
  CMakeLists.txt:1023 (find_package)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "/export/home/u8002465/wireshark_dev/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "/export/home/u8002465/wireshark_dev/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".

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