[tor-bugs] #5009 [Obfsproxy]: obfsproxy does not build from instructions on debian squeeze

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#5009: obfsproxy does not build from instructions on debian squeeze
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 Reporter:  arma       |          Owner:  asn
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:     
Component:  Obfsproxy  |        Version:     
 Keywords:             |         Parent:     
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:     
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Comment(by nickm):

 Replying to [comment:10 arma]:
 > That's odd -- tor doesn't use pkg-config. I wonder if the "pkg-config vs
 --with-libevent-dir" discussion is worth a separate ticket so it doesn't
 get lost.

 It probably is.  IMO we should deprecate or dump our --with-foo-dir stuff
 in Tor: it is broken in bunches of subtle ways.

 > > BTW, I've heard reports of people having problems with `ntohl` during
 `configure`, and I remember seeing something similar in an Ubuntu system
 some months ago. I believe it's caused by the script in `m4/winsocks.m4`,
 which was added by Zack, because ''ntohl and a bunch of related functions
 require a special library on Windows.''. Could this also cause problems in
 Linux? Unfortunately, I don't know autotools, and I won't be able to play
 with this for the next some days. Nick, any ideas?
 >
 > Correct, my ./configure now fails at
 > {{{
 > checking for library containing ntohl... no
 > configure: error: could not find ntohl
 > }}}

 More info needed; is this still happening?  If so please open a ticket;
 not every bug with the same symptom is the same bug.  (Opening a new
 ticket also helps ensure that you will say *what platform* and maybe even
 tell me the relevant parts of your config.log)

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