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Install this package:

emerge -a net-libs/libpcap

If the package is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:

autounmask net-libs/libpcap

Or alternatively:

emerge --autounmask-write -a net-libs/libpcap

Package Information

Description:: A system-independent library for user-level network packet capture
Homepage:: https://www.tcpdump.org/ https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap
License:: BSD BSD-with-attribution BSD-4

Versions

Version	EAPI	Keywords	Slot
9999	8	~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~x64-macos	0
1.10.6	8	~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86 ~x64-macos	0

Metadata

Maintainers

Sam James (sam@gentoo.org) - Type: person

Upstream

Remote IDs:
- cpe: cpe:/a:tcpdump:libpcap
- github: the-tcpdump-group/libpcap

Raw Metadata XML

<pkgmetadata>
	<maintainer type="person">
		<email>sam@gentoo.org</email>
		<name>Sam James</name>
	</maintainer>
	<use>
		<flag name="netlink">Use <pkg>dev-libs/libnl</pkg> to put wireless interfaces in monitor mode.</flag>
		<flag name="rdma">Enable RDMA capture support using <pkg>sys-cluster/rdma-core</pkg></flag>
		<flag name="remote">Enable remote packet capture which may expose libpcap-based applications to attacks by malicious remote capture servers!</flag>
		<flag name="yydebug">Enable parser debugging code</flag>
	</use>
	<upstream>
		<remote-id type="cpe">cpe:/a:tcpdump:libpcap</remote-id>
		<remote-id type="github">the-tcpdump-group/libpcap</remote-id>
	</upstream>
</pkgmetadata>

Lint Warnings

[Warning] USE flag 'bluetooth' in ebuild 9999 is not documented in metadata.xml
[Warning] USE flag 'dbus' in ebuild 9999 is not documented in metadata.xml
[Warning] USE flag 'static-libs' in ebuild 9999 is not documented in metadata.xml
[Warning] USE flag 'test' in ebuild 9999 is not documented in metadata.xml
[Warning] USE flag 'usb' in ebuild 9999 is not documented in metadata.xml
[Warning] USE flag 'bluetooth' in ebuild 1.10.6 is not documented in metadata.xml
[Warning] USE flag 'dbus' in ebuild 1.10.6 is not documented in metadata.xml
[Warning] USE flag 'static-libs' in ebuild 1.10.6 is not documented in metadata.xml
[Warning] USE flag 'test' in ebuild 1.10.6 is not documented in metadata.xml
[Warning] USE flag 'usb' in ebuild 1.10.6 is not documented in metadata.xml
[Error] Missing md5-cache for ebuild libpcap-9999
[Error] Missing md5-cache for ebuild libpcap-1.10.6

USE Flags

Manage flags for this package: euse -i <flag> -p net-libs/libpcap | euse -E <flag> -p net-libs/libpcap | euse -D <flag> -p net-libs/libpcap

Flag	Description	9999	1.10.6
bluetooth	Enable Bluetooth Support	✓	✓
dbus	Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc)	✓	✓
netlink	Use <pkg>dev-libs/libnl</pkg> to put wireless interfaces in monitor mode.	✓	✓
rdma	Enable RDMA capture support using <pkg>sys-cluster/rdma-core</pkg>	✓	✓
remote	Enable remote packet capture which may expose libpcap-based applications to attacks by malicious remote capture servers!	✓	✓
static-libs	Build static versions of dynamic libraries as well	✓	✓
test	Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)	✓	✓
usb	Add USB support to applications that have optional USB support (e.g. cups)	✓	✓
yydebug	Enable parser debugging code	✓	✓

Manifest

Type	File	Size	Versions
DIST	libpcap-1.10.6.tar.gz	987897 bytes	1.10.6

Unmatched Entries

Type	File	Size
DIST	libpcap-1.10.6.tar.gz.sig	442 bytes

net-libs/libpcap (gentoo)