Thread: bloodshed and winpcap

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    bloodshed and winpcap

    hi, im new to winpcap, and this is the first library i am using that did not come with bloodshed. im certain its something im doing wrong, but i keep getting a file not found error. ive installed winpcap using the installer, and then added #include <pcap.h> to my code. it then says it cant find it, but for some reason its looking in my save directory, which is My Documents\c++
    i know its not in there, so i did a search on my entired computer and it couldnt find pcap.h.
    i then did one for *pcap* and it didnt show up any header files, just a .dll and a few executables.

    Again, im sure im in the wrong, and ive read tutorials that were compiled with bloodshed, just not any setup instructions for winpcap.

    if anyone knows what i need to fix, any help would be much appreciated.

    heres what im trying to run, its just hello world with an extra include
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <pcap.h>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main ()
    {
             cout << "Hello World";
             return 0;
    }
    Last edited by *DEAD*; 07-31-2006 at 05:48 AM.

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    Code:
    #include "pcap.h"
    With double quotes, that is.
    Originally Posted by brewbuck:
    Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.

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    woops, lol it actually was with " " in my program, i just stuffed it up when i made the hello world version. still doesnt work tho. any other ideas. so far, ive only double clicked the installer for winpcap, i havent set anything else up. i also cant find the pcap.h

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    Maybe you installed pcap to a folder that is not being seen by the compiler? Check where is pcap installed and see if the header file is under dev-c++ include folder list.
    Originally Posted by brewbuck:
    Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.

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    i found the problem, there were no libraries. i needed the developers pack, which wasnt on the main download site. thx mario for taking the time to reply tho.

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