documentation patches from Guy re: LBL

3 files changed, 33 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index fe7df65..d285ac4 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@(#) $Header: /tcpdump/master/libpcap/Attic/INSTALL,v 1.42.1.1 1999-10-07 23:46:40 mcr Exp $ (LBL)
+@(#) $Header: /tcpdump/master/libpcap/Attic/INSTALL,v 1.42.1.1.2.1 2000-06-11 16:39:20 mcr Exp $ (LBL)
 
 To build libpcap, first customize any paths in Makefile.in, then run
 "./configure" (a shell script). The configure script will determine
@@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ application. Also, packet timestamps aren't very good. This appears to
 be due to haphazard handling of the timestamp in the kernel.
 
 Note well: there is rumoured to be a version of tcpdump floating around
-called 3.0.3 that includes libpcap and is supposed to support Linux.
+called 3.0.3 that includes libpcap and is supposed to support Linux. 
 You should be advised that the Network Research Group at LBNL never
-generated a release with this version number. We note with interest
-that a standard cracker trick to get people to install trojans is to
-distribute bogus packages that have a version number higher than the
-current release. We also note with annoyance that 90% of the Linux
-related bug reports we get are due to changes made to unofficial
-versions of our page. If you are having trouble but aren't using a
-version that came from ftp.ee.lbl.gov, please try that before
-submitting a bug report!
+generated a release with this version number.  The LBNL Network Research
+Group notes with interest that a standard cracker trick to get people to
+install trojans is to distribute bogus packages that have a version
+number higher than the current release.  They also noted with annoyance
+that 90% of the Linux related bug reports they got are due to changes
+made to unofficial versions of their page.  If you are having trouble
+but aren't using a version that came from tcpdump.org, please try that
+before submitting a bug report!
 
 If you use AIX, you may not be able to build libpcap from this release.
 Although AIX 4 ships with tcpdump, it is an old version that predates
diff --git a/README b/README
index 50252f0..7adbbda 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-@(#) $Header: /tcpdump/master/libpcap/README,v 1.18.1.1 1999-10-07 23:46:40 mcr Exp $ (LBL)
+@(#) $Header: /tcpdump/master/libpcap/README,v 1.18.1.1.2.1 2000-06-11 16:39:20 mcr Exp $ (LBL)
 
-LIBPCAP 0.4
-Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
-Network Research Group
-libpcap@ee.lbl.gov
-ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov/libpcap.tar.Z
+LIBPCAP 0.5
+Now maintained by "The Tcpdump Group"
+Send patches to patches@tcpdump.org
+See 		www.tcpdump.org
+
+formerly from 	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
+		Network Research Group <libpcap@ee.lbl.gov>
+		ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov/libpcap.tar.Z (0.4)
 
 This directory contains source code for libpcap, a system-independent
 interface for user-level packet capture.  libpcap provides a portable
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ added overhead (especially, for selective filters).  Ideally, libpcap
 would translate BPF filters into a filter program that is compatible
 with the underlying kernel subsystem, but this is not yet implemented.
 
-BPF is standard in 4.4BSD, BSD/386, NetBSD, and FreeBSD.  DEC OSF/1
+BPF is standard in 4.4BSD, BSD/OS, NetBSD, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD.  DEC OSF/1
 uses the packetfilter interface but has been extended to accept BPF
 filters (which libpcap utilizes).  Also, you can add BPF filter support
 to Ultrix using the kernel source and/or object patches available in:
@@ -42,8 +45,5 @@ to Ultrix using the kernel source and/or object patches available in:
 
 Problems, bugs, questions, desirable enhancements, source code
 contributions, etc., should be sent to the email address
-"libpcap@ee.lbl.gov".
+"patches@tcpdump.org".
 
- - Steve McCanne
-   Craig Leres
-   Van Jacobson
diff --git a/pcap.3 b/pcap.3
index 23e5b52..03b7c7d 100644
--- a/pcap.3
+++ b/pcap.3
@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@ controls whether optimization on the resulting code is performed.
 .I netmask
 specifies the netmask of the local net.
 .PP
+.B pcap_compile_nopcap()
+is similar to
+.B pcap_compile()
+except that instead of passing a pcap structure, one passes the
+snaplen and linktype explicitly.  It is intended to be used for
+compiling filters for direct bpf usage, without necessarily having
+called
+.BR pcap_open() .
+.PP
 .B pcap_setfilter()
 is used to specify a filter program.
 .I fp
@@ -331,10 +340,10 @@ Craig Leres and
 Steven McCanne, all of the
 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
 .LP
-The current version is available via anonymous ftp:
+The current version is available from "The Tcpdump Group"'s Web site at
 .LP
 .RS
-.I ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov/libpcap.tar.Z
+.I http://www.tcpdump.org/
 .RE
 .SH BUGS
-Please send bug reports to libpcap@ee.lbl.gov.
+Please send bug reports to patches@tcpdump.org.