Re: Compilation error in net-tools1.5.2 : missing library calls inet_ ntop, inet_pton

Philip Blundell (Philip.Blundell@pobox.com)
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 17:39:09 +0100

>While compiling iptunnel.c in the net-tools package, it tries to look for
>calls inet_pton and inet_ntop in the ./lib/lib.a and the ./lib/libnettools.a
>libraries. I took a look at these libraries, and those calls are there, but

You can't build this program with libc5. Either you must install libc6, or
(as you guessed) the libinet6 from inet6-apps.

>Do I need to move to IPv6 in order to compile net-tools?

Not if you don't want to. Just say "no" to the appropriate configuration
option, when you're asked if you want to build iptunnel and ipmaddr.

p.

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