Wireshark2.2.2 issue in solaris 11

Question

Hi,

I am not able to compile wirehshark on Solaris 11, there is no issues while ./configure but its failing in make with below errors.

version.h unchanged.
  CC     wireshark_gtk-ws_version_info.o
  CCLD   wireshark-gtk
libtool: link: not configured to extract global symbols from dlpreopened files
ld: warning: file /root/WIRESHARK/2.2.2/wireshark-2.2.2/wiretap/.libs/libwiretap.so: linked to wiretap/.libs/libwiretap.so: attempted multiple inclusion of file
ld: warning: file wsutil/.libs/libwsutil.so: linked to /root/WIRESHARK/2.2.2/wireshark-2.2.2/wsutil/.libs/libwsutil.so: attempted multiple inclusion of file
ld: warning: global symbol 'END' has non-global binding:
        (file /usr/local/lib/libpcap.so value=LOCL);
ld: warning: global symbol 'START' has non-global binding:
        (file /usr/local/lib/libpcap.so value=LOCL);
Undefined                       first referenced
 symbol                             in file
.LC1555                             epan/.libs/libwireshark.so
ld: fatal: symbol referencing errors
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]:  [wireshark-gtk] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory /root/WIRESHARK/2.2.2/wireshark-2.2.2'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory/root/WIRESHARK/2.2.2/wireshark-2.2.2'
make:  [all] Error 2
You have new mail in /var/mail/root
[email protected]:~/WIRESHARK/2.2.2/wireshark-2.2.2#

Can anyone please help me to relsove this issue. what is the meaning of that symbol in error log.

Thanks, Bibin

Answer 1

This thread suggests that the problem is that configure found an nm that doesn't provide BSD-style output. (It also provides a fix/workaround if that's the case.)

There are a number of other threads to be found on the 'net which discuss that error message but most others appear to be dealing with cross-compiling (you're not trying to do that, are you?).