Re: [tcpdump-workers] Which is fastest a 32 or 64 bit pcaplib on a 64 bit OS?

2017-04-18 Thread Guy Harris
On Apr 11, 2017, at 10:40 AM, Joseph Freemaker wrote: > On a 64 bit OS does a 64 bit compiled libpcap provide better performance than > a 32 bit compiled libpcap? I don't know whether anybody's measured it on any particular platforms. A 64-bit libpcap would have bigger pointers and size_t var

Re: [tcpdump-workers] libpcap requires Flex 2.5.31 issue

2017-04-18 Thread Guy Harris
On Apr 16, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Joseph Freemaker wrote: > When compiling libpcap on AIX 6.1 receive the error: > > configure: error: flex is insufficient to compile libpcap. libpcap requires > Flex 2.5.31 or later, or a compatible version of lex. > > However flex 2.5.4 is installed per the belo

[tcpdump-workers] Which is fastest a 32 or 64 bit pcaplib on a 64 bit OS?

2017-04-18 Thread Joseph Freemaker
Hi, On a 64 bit OS does a 64 bit compiled libpcap provide better performance than a 32 bit compiled libpcap? Thanks in advance. ___ tcpdump-workers mailing list tcpdump-workers@lists.tcpdump.org https://lists.sandelman.ca/mailman/listinfo/tcpdump-workers

[tcpdump-workers] libpcap requires Flex 2.5.31 issue

2017-04-18 Thread Joseph Freemaker
When compiling libpcap on AIX 6.1 receive the error: configure: error: flex is insufficient to compile libpcap. libpcap requires Flex 2.5.31 or later, or a compatible version of lex. However flex 2.5.4 is installed per the below: $ flex --versionflex version 2.5.4 Is there a workaround for this