libs, headers, and compilations

Christopher Chan christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk
Mon Oct 11 02:29:11 UTC 2010


Hi Jack,

>      > checking for linux/if_arp.h usability... no
>      > checking for linux/if_arp.h presence... yes
>      > configure: WARNING: linux/if_arp.h: present but cannot be compiled
>      > configure: WARNING: linux/if_arp.h: check for missing
>     prerequisite headers?
>      > configure: WARNING: linux/if_arp.h: see the Autoconf documentation
>      > configure: WARNING: linux/if_arp.h: section "Present But Cannot
>     Be Compiled"
>      > configure: WARNING: linux/if_arp.h: proceeding with the
>     preprocessor's
>      > result
>      > configure: WARNING: linux/if_arp.h: in the future, the compiler will
>      > take precedence
>      > checking for linux/if_arp.h... yes

> Any thoughts on the other two warnings concerning wireless.h and if_arp.h?

Just try running 'make dep' and then make to see if things will actually 
not compile. Google gave a hack that does not seem right to me so this 
warning could be a false warning for I found another post that just 
ignored the warnings.




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