wireless_tools

[ororo]

I am trying to compile the Ubuntu wireless_tools in FreeBSD.
These are needed e.g. to compile the NetworkManager, that is a simple GUI for wireless networks (described e.g. here (http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=2615&highlight=networkmanager))

Now, of course I know it will be difficult to port such a software. Anyway, I have a /stupid/ problem. I download wireless_tools from Ubuntu archives (http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/w/wireless-tools/wireless-tools_29.orig.tar.gz), I run gmake, and hundreds of errors appear, just like some library *-dev is missing. Has somebody idea of what libraries do I lack?

Thank you!

[SirDice]

I run gmake, and hundreds of errors appear, just like some library *-dev is missing. Has somebody idea of what libraries do I lack?
Perhaps if you supplied a bit more information. Like what errors?

[ororo]

Sorry! I forgot the attachement.
It contains the first 5kb (out of 70kb!) of errors ;)

[ororo]

I'm afraid linux/type.h is part of the linux headers, and I suppose that it cannot work in FreeBSD...

[SirDice]

Those libraries are Linux. You will have to find the equivalent fbsd ones and perhaps change some code. The wireless stack on fbsd is somewhat different compared to linux.

http://www.freebsd.org/projects/ideas/ideas.html#p-freebsd-gnome-networkmanager

There's some work being done but I have no idea about it's status.