[Bug 211578] ports specifying libpcap ambiguously

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=211578

            Bug ID: 211578
           Summary: ports specifying libpcap ambiguously
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: freebsd-ports-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: marino at FreeBSD.org
                CC: bofh at freebsd.org, dikshie at sfc.wide.ad.jp,
                    dvl at FreeBSD.org, garga at FreeBSD.org, hrs at FreeBSD.org,
                    jura at netams.com, koobs at FreeBSD.org, matt at peterson.org,
                    sbz at FreeBSD.org, zi at FreeBSD.org
                CC: bofh at freebsd.org, dikshie at sfc.wide.ad.jp,
                    dvl at FreeBSD.org, garga at FreeBSD.org, hrs at FreeBSD.org,
                    jura at netams.com, koobs at FreeBSD.org, matt at peterson.org,
                    sbz at FreeBSD.org, zi at FreeBSD.org

There are currently 10 ports that have specified a library dependency on
net/libpcap ambiguously.  This specification is satisfied by the base libpcap
library, so the specification has no effect.

I can't tell what the port maintainer intends with regard to libpcap.

If the maintainer intends to use the base libpcap, the specification should be
removed (all platforms have libpcap so specification is never satisfied).

If the maintainer intends that the ports libpcap be used, it needs to be
specified as "LIB_DEPENDS= libpcap.so.1:net/libpcap", not "LIB_DEPENDS=
libpcap.so:net/libpcap"

Can everyone here indicate their intent? Or even commit the fix to their port
and reference this PR number?

Thanks!
John

net/daq (zi) (LIB_DEPENDS, intent unclear)
net/hexinject (sbz) (LIB_DEPENDS, intent unclear)
net/libtrace (matt at peterson.org)  (LIB_DEPENDS, intent unclear)
net/tcpdump (garga) (LIB_DEPENDS, intent unclear)
net/xorp (hrs) (LIB_DEPENDS, intent unclear)
net-mgmt/netams (jura at netams.com) (LIB_DEPENDS, intent unclear)
net-mgmt/yaf (dikshie at sfc.wide.ad.jp)  (LIB_DEPENDS, intent unclear)
security/barnyard2 (bofh) (non-default option, mis-specified)
security/py-crits (dvl) (LIB_DEPENDS, intent unclear)
security/suricata (koobs) (non-default option, mis-specified)

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