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Describe the bug
On an Intel MacBook running Sonoma 14.1.1, I downloaded the 7.94 source, ran ./configure, and ran make.
I get 20 errors like this and then make fails
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/string_view:225: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4
All of the errors refer to ./libpcap/version

I found this old issue (https://github.com/nmap/nmap/issues/1586) that is similar or the same thing, but the fix suggested did not fix my issue.

I noticed that there was a vile named VERSION in /nmap-7.94/libpcap. I renamed this file to <version> and make ran successfully.

To Reproduce
On an Intel MacBook running Sonoma 14.1.1, download the 7.94 source, run ./configure, and run make.

Expected behavior
Make should run without the ./libpcap/version:1:1: errors

Version info (please complete the following information):

OS: Intel MacBook running Sonoma 14.1.1
Output of nmap --version:
Nmap version 7.94 ( https://nmap.org ) Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin23.1.0 Compiled with: nmap-liblua-5.4.4 openssl-3.1.4 libssh2-1.11.0 libz-1.2.12 nmap-libpcre-7.6 nmap-libpcap-1.10.4 nmap-libdnet-1.12 ipv6 Compiled without: Available nsock engines: kqueue poll select
Output of nmap --iflist
`Starting Nmap 7.94 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2023-11-21 15:50 CST
Warning: File ./nmap-services exists, but Nmap is using /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nmap-services for security and consistency reasons. set NMAPDIR=. to give priority to files in your local directory (may affect the other data files too).
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en7 (en7) fe80::aede:48ff:fe00:1122/64 ethernet up 1500 AC:DE:48:00:11:22
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llw0 (llw0) (none)/0 ethernet up 1500 1A:2C:F4:7E:70:22
llw0 (llw0) fe80::182c:f4ff:fe7e:7022/64 ethernet up 1500 1A:2C:F4:7E:70:22
en1 (en1) (none)/0 ethernet up 1500 4A:28:6E:51:4D:85
en3 (en3) (none)/0 ethernet up 1500 4A:28:6E:51:4D:81
en2 (en2) (none)/0 ethernet up 1500 4A:28:6E:51:4D:84
en4 (en4) (none)/0 ethernet up 1500 4A:28:6E:51:4D:80
bridge0 (bridge0) (none)/0 ethernet up 1500 4A:28:6E:51:4D:85
utun0 (utun0) (none)/0 point2point up 1380
utun0 (utun0) fe80::7c9e:4bed:19ec:66ca/64 point2point up 1380
utun1 (utun1) (none)/0 point2point up 2000
utun1 (utun1) fe80::2df6:194b:679e:ae77/64 point2point up 2000
utun2 (utun2) (none)/0 point2point up 1000
utun2 (utun2) fe80::ce81:b1c:bd2c:69e/64 point2point up 1000
utun3 (utun3) (none)/0 point2point up 1500
utun3 (utun3) fe80::1c7b:7fb0:3fc8:2421/64 point2point up 1500
en6 (en6) (none)/0 ethernet up 1500 80:3F:5D:07:BD:2E
utun4 (utun4) 10.100.9.131/27 point2point up 1500

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45.60.13.212/32 utun4 0 10.100.9.129
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**Additional context** Add any other context about the problem here, such as special network type. Here is some of the output from make showing several of the errors:Compiling liblua
make[1]: liblua.a' is up to date. g++ -c -I./liblinear -I./liblua -I./libdnet-stripped/include -I./libpcre -I./libpcap -I./nbase -I./nsock/include -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DNMAP_PLATFORM=\"x86_64-apple-darwin23.1.0\" -DNMAPDATADIR=\"/usr/local/share/nmap\" -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -no-cpp-precomp -g -O2 -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing charpool.cc -o charpool.o In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:281: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/copy.h:12: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/copy_move_common.h:12: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/iterator_operations.h:12: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/iter_swap.h:14: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__utility/swap.h:16: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__type_traits/is_nothrow_move_constructible.h:15: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__type_traits/is_nothrow_constructible.h:17: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/cstddef:41: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:281: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/copy.h:12: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/copy_move_common.h:12: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/iterator_operations.h:15: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__iterator/advance.h:27: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/limits:117: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:281: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/copy.h:12: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/copy_move_common.h:12: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/iterator_operations.h:15: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__iterator/advance.h:27: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/limits:827: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/type_traits:539: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:290: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__bit_reference:20: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__memory/construct_at.h:23: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/new:97: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/exception:92: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:290: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__bit_reference:20: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__memory/construct_at.h:23: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/new:98: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:307: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__memory_resource/polymorphic_allocator.h:19: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/stdexcept:48: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/iosfwd:101: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:307: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__memory_resource/polymorphic_allocator.h:20: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/tuple:254: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:307: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__memory_resource/polymorphic_allocator.h:20: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/tuple:259: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/compare:145: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__compare/compare_partial_order_fallback.h:13: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__compare/partial_order.h:14: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__compare/weak_order.h:14: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__compare/strong_order.h:20: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/cmath:315: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:307: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__memory_resource/polymorphic_allocator.h:20: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/tuple:259: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/compare:157: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:307: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__memory_resource/polymorphic_allocator.h:20: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/tuple:1860: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/utility:260: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:322: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:3359: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/algorithm:1711: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^ In file included from charpool.cc:70: In file included from ./charpool.h:66: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/vector:3359: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/algorithm:1771: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/nth_element.h:15: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/__algorithm/sort.h:30: In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1/bit:79: ./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id 1.10.4 ^

Reproduce the failure from the 7.94 source by running ./configure and make on macOS, then inspect libpcap/VERSION and the referenced ./libpcap/version path. Compare the generated build inputs with the reported compiler errors and verify that a clean make completes without those errors.

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./libpcap/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id when running make on Mac

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