snort: current version doesn't support mysql/pgsql options

[ryzhovau]

Snort package includes Enable MySQL support and Enable PostgreSQL support options which is useless, because snort 2.9.7.2 doesn't have this options at all. Should I offer a PR to exclude this options?

./snort-2.9.7.2$ ./configure --help
…
Optional Features:
  --disable-option-checking  ignore unrecognized --enable/--with options
  --disable-FEATURE       do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
  --enable-FEATURE[=ARG]  include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
  --enable-silent-rules   less verbose build output (undo: "make V=1")
  --disable-silent-rules  verbose build output (undo: "make V=0")
  --enable-maintainer-mode
                          enable make rules and dependencies not useful (and
                          sometimes confusing) to the casual installer
  --enable-dependency-tracking
                          do not reject slow dependency extractors
  --disable-dependency-tracking
                          speeds up one-time build
  --enable-shared[=PKGS]  build shared libraries [default=yes]
  --enable-static[=PKGS]  build static libraries [default=yes]
  --enable-fast-install[=PKGS]
                          optimize for fast installation [default=yes]
  --disable-libtool-lock  avoid locking (might break parallel builds)
  --enable-64bit-gcc       Try to compile 64bit (only tested on Sparc Solaris 9 and 10).
  --enable-so-with-static-lib  Enable linking of dynamically loaded preprocessors with a static preprocessor library
  --enable-control-socket  Enable the control socket
  --enable-side-channel    Enable the side channel (Experimental)
  --disable-static-daq     Link static DAQ modules.
  --enable-build-dynamic-examples   Enable building of example dynamically loaded preprocessor and rule (off by default)
  --disable-dlclose        Only use if you are developing dynamic preprocessors or shared object rules.  Disable (--disable-dlclose) for testing valgrind leaks in dynamic libraries so a usable backtrace is reported.  Enabled by default.
  --disable-lzma           Disable LZMA Decompression
  --disable-gre            Disable GRE and IP in IP encapsulation support
  --disable-mpls           Disable MPLS support
  --disable-targetbased    Disable Target-Based Support in Stream, Frag, and Rules (adds pthread support implicitly)
  --disable-ppm            Disable packet/rule performance monitor
  --disable-perfprofiling  Disable preprocessor and rule performance profiling
  --enable-linux-smp-stats Enable statistics reporting through proc
  --enable-inline-init-failopen  Enable Fail Open during initialization for Inline Mode (adds pthread support implicitly)
  --disable-pthread        Disable pthread support
  --enable-debug-msgs      Enable debug printing options (bugreports and developers only)
  --enable-debug           Enable debugging options (bugreports and developers only)
  --enable-gdb             Enable gdb debugging information
  --enable-profile         Enable profiling options (developers only)
  --enable-test-coverage   Enable gcov test coverage tracking (developers only)
  --disable-ppm-test       Disable packet/rule performance monitor
  --enable-sourcefire      Enable Sourcefire specific build options, encompasing --enable-perfprofiling and --enable-ppm
  --disable-corefiles      Prevent Snort from generating core files
  --disable-active-response Disable reject injection
  --disable-normalizer     Disable packet/stream normalizations
  --disable-reload         Disable reloading a configuration without restarting
  --disable-reload-error-restart   Disable restarting on reload error
  --enable-ha              Enable high-availability state sharing (Experimental)
  --enable-non-ether-decoders  Enable non Ethernet decoders.
  --disable-react          Disable interception and termination of offending HTTP accesses
  --disable-flexresp3      Disable flexible responses (v3) on hostile connection attempts
  --enable-intel-soft-cpm  Enable Intel Soft CPM support
  --enable-shared-rep      Enable use of Shared Memory for Reputation (Linux only)
  --enable-large-pcap      Enable support for pcaps larger than 2 GB
  --enable-file-inspect   Build with extended file inspection features.
                          (Experimental)
  --enable-open-appid     Build with application id support. (Experimental)

Optional Packages:
  --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
  --without-PACKAGE       do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no)
  --with-pic              try to use only PIC/non-PIC objects [default=use
                          both]
  --with-gnu-ld           assume the C compiler uses GNU ld [default=no]
  --with-sysroot=DIR Search for dependent libraries within DIR
                        (or the compiler's sysroot if not specified).
  --with-libpcap-includes=DIR    libpcap include directory
  --with-libpcap-libraries=DIR   libpcap library directory
  --with-libpfring-includes=DIR  libpfring include directory
  --with-libpfring-libraries=DIR libpfring library directory
  --with-daq-includes=DIR        DAQ include directory
  --with-daq-libraries=DIR       DAQ library directory
  --with-libpcre-includes=DIR    libpcre include directory
  --with-libpcre-libraries=DIR   libpcre library directory
  --with-openssl-includes=DIR    openssl include directory
  --with-openssl-libraries=DIR   openssl library directory
  --with-dnet-includes=DIR       libdnet include directory
  --with-dnet-libraries=DIR      libdnet library directory
  --with-lzma-includes=DIR       liblzma include directory
  --with-lzma-libraries=DIR      liblzma library directory
  --with-intel-soft-cpm-includes=DIR      Intel Soft CPM include directory
  --with-intel-soft-cpm-libraries=DIR     Intel Soft CPM library directory

Some influential environment variables:
  CC          C compiler command
  CFLAGS      C compiler flags
  LDFLAGS     linker flags, e.g. -L<lib dir> if you have libraries in a
              nonstandard directory <lib dir>
  LIBS        libraries to pass to the linker, e.g. -l<library>
  CPPFLAGS    (Objective) C/C++ preprocessor flags, e.g. -I<include dir> if
              you have headers in a nonstandard directory <include dir>
  CPP         C preprocessor
  SIGNAL_SNORT_RELOAD
              set the SIGNAL_SNORT_RELOAD value
  SIGNAL_SNORT_DUMP_STATS
              set the SIGNAL_SNORT_DUMP_STATS value
  SIGNAL_SNORT_ROTATE_STATS
              set the SIGNAL_SNORT_ROTATE_STATS value
  SIGNAL_SNORT_READ_ATTR_TBL
              set the SIGNAL_SNORT_READ_ATTR_TBL value
  PKG_CONFIG  path to pkg-config utility
  PKG_CONFIG_PATH
              directories to add to pkg-config's search path
  PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
              path overriding pkg-config's built-in search path
  luajit_CFLAGS
              C compiler flags for luajit, overriding pkg-config
  luajit_LIBS linker flags for luajit, overriding pkg-config

Use these variables to override the choices made by `configure' or to help
it to find libraries and programs with nonstandard names/locations.

Report bugs to the package provider.

[jow-]

@ryzhovau - yes, a PR would be much appreciated.

[jow-]

@lperkov

[ryzhovau]

I'm sorry for keep you waiting.