Autogenerated on 2012-01-11 from - https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/wiki/OpenBSD_Installation_from_GIT OpenBSD Installation from GIT Pre-installation Requirements Before you can build Suricata for your system, run the following commands to ensure that you have everything you need for the installation. pkg_add gcc pkg_add pcre pkg_add libtool pkg_add libyaml pkg_add libnet-1.1.2.1p0 If you would like to build from Git sources, you have to install the following building tools: pkg_add git pkg_add autoconf pkg_add automake If you use OpenBSD 4.8, enter the following: pkg_add git autoconf-2.61p3 automake-1.10.3 HTP HTP is bundled with Suricata and installed automatically. If you need to install HTP manually for other reasons, instructions can be found at HTP library_installation. Suricata Next, clone the repository and run autogen: git clone git://phalanx.openinfosecfoundation.org/oisf.git cd oisf export AUTOCONF_VERSION=2.61 export AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.10 ./autogen.sh Enter the following to configure: CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" CFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib" ./configure -- prefix=/opt/suricata To build and install Suricata, enter the following in your command line: make make install Next, continue with the Basic_Setup. Source: http://home.regit.org/?p=478