Where to place pcap.h file on Windows?

[vaastav]

Hi,
I am trying to use gopacket on windows but I get the following error:

github.com/google/gopacket/pcap

C:\Go-Path\src\github.com\google\gopacket\pcap\pcap.go:22:18: fatal error: pcap.h: No such file or directory
#include <pcap.h>
^
compilation terminated.

I know the issue is that I don't have libpcap installed. I found winpcap as an alternative which can provide the relevant header and source files. I was just confused as to where to place these files in relation to gopacket so that I have a successful compilation?

Thanks!!

[notti]

At the moment you have two possibilities:

1. Try out pull request Move non-windows stuff to pcap_unix; Convert windows to implicit linking #568 with which you don't need any headers (therefore no winpcap sdk).
2. Or put the winpcap sdk into C:/WpdPack/ as was used in:
   

   gopacket/pcap/pcap.go

   Lines 18 to 20 in 3c037fb

   	#cgo windows CFLAGS: -I C:/WpdPack/Include
   	#cgo windows,386 LDFLAGS: -L C:/WpdPack/Lib -lwpcap
   	#cgo windows,amd64 LDFLAGS: -L C:/WpdPack/Lib/x64 -lwpcap

If you try 1. please report success or failure to the pull request. Thanks.

[vaastav]

Hmm, if I use option 2 then I am still getting the following error :
exit status 3221225781

Seems like I am missing a dll....
Although there is wpcap.lib exists in the path specified in LDFLAGS

I haven't tried option 1 yet but I will let you know how it turns out for me if and when I try it.

[notti]

Oh sorry forgot; For 64 bit Windows you need to follow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38047858/compile-gopacket-on-windows-64bit

[notti]

#568 got merged. Does it work for you?

[notti]

Closed due to inactivity and being out of date (cgo is not needed any longer on windows)