Re: [gentoo-user] Snort compiling problems

[Rod]

On 08/23/2015 05:02 PM, Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
> On Sunday, August 23, 2015 4:35:12 PM Rod wrote:
>> On 08/23/2015 03:59 PM, Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
>>> On Sunday, August 23, 2015 3:26:24 PM Rod wrote:
>>>> On 08/23/2015 08:59 AM, Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
>>>>> On Sunday, August 23, 2015 8:27:17 AM Rod wrote:
>>>>>>         Snipped out the previous, takes a while to scroll...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 08/23/2015 07:40 AM, Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
>>>>>>> Post the output of: emerge -vap snort and then: USE=normalizer emerge
>>>>>>> -vap snort The only way NormFlags is left out (as far as I can see) is
>>>>>>> if you disable that flag (which is enabled by default).
>>>>>> # emerge -pqv '=net-analyzer/snort-2.9.7.5::gentoo'
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [ebuild     U ] net-analyzer/snort-2.9.7.5 [2.9.1] USE="threads
>>>>>> -active-response -control-socket% -debug -file-inspect% -flexresp3 -gre
>>>>>> -high-availability% -inline-init-failopen -large-pcap-64bit
>>>>>> -linux-smp-stats -mpls -non-ether-decoders% -normalizer -perfprofiling
>>>>>> -ppm -react -reload-error-restart (-selinux*) -shared-rep%
>>>>>> -side-channel% -sourcefire% -static -targetbased (-aruba%)
>>>>>> (-decoder-preprocessor-rules%) (-dynamicplugin%*) (-mysql%*) (-odbc%*)
>>>>>> (-paf%) (-postgres%*) (-zlib%*)"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ahhh, ok, I see it, "-normalizer"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         Maybe on newer install systems its enabled by default, but I
> have
>>>>>> been running this system with Snort on it for 10 years or so... and I
>>>>>> don't think "normalizer" would be that old in the"USE" flags, opening
>>>>>> `ufed` it doesn't show it as included or enabled, I have enabled it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # USE=normalizer emerge -vap snort
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [ebuild     U ~] net-analyzer/snort-2.9.7.5::gentoo [2.9.1::gentoo]
>>>>>> USE="normalizer* threads -active-response -control-socket% -debug
>>>>>> -file-inspect% -flexresp3 -gre -high-availability% -inline-init-failopen
>>>>>> -large-pcap-64bit -linux-smp-stats -mpls -non-ether-decoders%
>>>>>> -perfprofiling -ppm -react -reload-error-restart (-selinux*)
>>>>>> -shared-rep% -side-channel% -sourcefire% -static -targetbased (-aruba%)
>>>>>> (-decoder-preprocessor-rules%) (-dynamicplugin%*) (-mysql%*) (-odbc%*)
>>>>>> (-paf%) (-postgres%*) (-zlib%*)" 0 KiB
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No luck I'm afraid
>>>>> grep your package.* in /etc/portage for snort entries. I didn't
>>> investigate
>>>>> which one is breaking this time but it must be something you got there
>>>>> somewhere. I just built it with the default use flags and it works. If it
>>> was
>>>>> profile changes you would've got them when you sync'd.
>>>>>
>>>>> And don't forget to file a bug.
>>>> net-analyzer/snort              ~amd64
>>>>
>>>> # required by net-analyzer/snort-2.9.6.1
>>>> # required by @selected
>>>> # required by @world (argument)
>>>> =net-libs/daq-2.0.2 ~amd64
>>> When was the last time you sync'd? And did a world update? Your portage is
> two
>>> versions behind mine...
>>>
>>> This *should* work:
>>>
>>> USE="active-response flexresp3 gre mpls non-ether-decoders normalizer
>>> perfprofiling ppm react targetbased threads" emerge snort
>>>
>>> Hopefully somebody else can help figure out why those use flags are
> disabled,
>>> they're enabled in my ebuild. For now add those flags to your package.use.
>>       emerge sync is every night (once every 24Hrs) and the portage
>> directory is NFS shared to all other computers on this home network,
>>
>> Bug has been filed to here -> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=558454
>>
>>
>>       Ok, thats a bugger..... Grrr (now)
>>
>>       I have added your "USE" (above) to package.use, recompiled, nothing
>> changed, still bombed at "Stream 6" then tried without changing
>> anything, your USE="active.......threads" emerge snort and it happily
>> compiled, and installed :( now I don't know why... I submitted the bug
>> report (previous Email request) then typed this Email as I was trying
>> what you requested, and now Grrrr...
> That is strange. All I can say is upgrade portage try again to see if it picks
> up the use flags correctly. And don't do a world update until you sort it out
> cause if it's not picking your use flags it may make it worst.
>

     I added the USE flags to package.use, upgraded portage, then tried 
emerge snort, nothing, then tried it your way USE="....." emerge snort, 
and it worked, sorry I didn't add previous Email that I updated portage

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       Rod Smart
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