635878: wireshark supplied filter manpage is empty tshark as executed by doc/Makefile tends to link with existing libraries in /usr/lib instead of just compiled libraries. It's probably caused by removed rpath... Point the linker to the right place using LD_LIBRARY_PATH. diff -up wireshark-1.4.0/doc/Makefile.in.orig wireshark-1.4.0/doc/Makefile.in --- wireshark-1.4.0/doc/Makefile.in.orig 2010-08-30 00:19:25.000000000 +0200 +++ wireshark-1.4.0/doc/Makefile.in 2010-09-24 14:54:47.857565183 +0200 @@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ wireshark-filter.html: wireshark-filter. wireshark-filter.pod > wireshark-filter.html wireshark-filter.pod: wireshark-filter.pod.template ../tshark - WIRESHARK_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIRECTORY=1 ../tshark -G fields | \ + WIRESHARK_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIRECTORY=1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../epan/.libs:../wiretap/.libs:../wsutil/.libs ../tshark -G fields | \ $(PERL) $(srcdir)/dfilter2pod.pl $(srcdir)/wireshark-filter.pod.template > wireshark-filter.pod capinfos.1: capinfos.pod ../config.h