[Winpcap-users] Error compiling WinPcap based applications by using Visual C++ 2008

[Kyle Brotheridge]

Do you #include <pcap.h> first?

You shouldn't need to include any other WinPCAP header other than the above, my project compiles fine and uses the headers in the following order:

#pragma region Includes and Libs
// Disable CRT warnings on functions that are now deemed 'unsafe'
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS

#include <pcap.h>
#include <winsock.h>
#include <iphlpapi.h>
#include <stdio.h>

// Non-standard LIBs to include
#pragma comment(lib, "wpcap.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "packet.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "iphlpapi.lib")
#pragma endregion

-KB


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From: winpcap-users-bounces at winpcap.org [mailto:winpcap-users-bounces at winpcap.org] On Behalf Of Chin Shi Hong
Sent: Sunday, 30 May 2010 3:36 PM
To: winpcap-users at winpcap.org
Subject: [Winpcap-users] Error compiling WinPcap based applications by using Visual C++ 2008

Dear all,

I am new to WinPcap, I had followed the instructions showed at http://www.winpcap.org/docs/docs_411/html/group__wpcapsamps.html . When I try to compile the codes I get from http://www.winpcap.org/docs/docs_411/html/group__wpcap__tut3.html , by using Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit edition, I get the following errors:

1>------ Build started: Project: network, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>Compiling...
1>network.cpp
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(68) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'bpf_u_int32'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(68) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(68) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(105) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'bv_major'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(105) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(105) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(106) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'bv_minor'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(106) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(106) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(905) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'code'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(905) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(905) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(906) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'jt'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(906) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(906) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(907) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'jf'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(907) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(907) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(908) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'k'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(908) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(908) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(919) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\bpf.h(919) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ',' before '*'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(130) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'magic'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(130) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(130) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(131) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'version_major'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(131) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(131) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(132) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'version_minor'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(132) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(132) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(134) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'sigfigs'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(134) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(134) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(135) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'snaplen'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(135) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(135) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(136) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'linktype'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(136) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(136) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(168) : error C2079: 'pcap_pkthdr::ts' uses undefined struct 'timeval'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(169) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'caplen'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(169) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(169) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(170) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'len'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(170) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(170) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(228) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'flags'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(228) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(228) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(244) : error C2065: 'u_char' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(244) : error C2059: syntax error : ','
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(272) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'bpf_u_int32'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(299) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'pcap_handler'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(300) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'pcap_handler'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(301) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(301) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '*'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(302) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(303) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(303) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ',' before '*'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(311) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(311) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ',' before '*'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(317) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'bpf_u_int32'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(319) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'bpf_u_int32'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(322) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(322) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ',' before '*'
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(346) : error C2059: syntax error : ','
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(354) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\files\wpdpack_4_1_1\wpdpack\include\pcap\pcap.h(354) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ',' before '*'
1>c:\users\user\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\network\network\network.cpp(4) : error C2065: 'param' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\users\user\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\network\network\network.cpp(4) : error C2059: syntax error : 'const'
1>c:\users\user\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\network\network\network.cpp(19) : error C3861: 'exit': identifier not found
1>c:\users\user\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\network\network\network.cpp(74) : error C2065: 'packet_handler' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\users\user\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\network\network\network.cpp(81) : error C2065: 'param' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\users\user\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\network\network\network.cpp(81) : error C2059: syntax error : 'const'
1>c:\users\user\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\network\network\network.cpp(82) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
1>c:\users\user\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\network\network\network.cpp(82) : error C2447: '{' : missing function header (old-style formal list?)
1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\Users\user\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\network\network\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>network - 78 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

How to solve it?