Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] The save capture file warning comes up for an empty capture

[Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>]

Richard Sharpe wrote:

> On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Richard Sharpe wrote:
>  
>
> > > Richard Sharpe wrote:
> > >      
> > >
> > > > If you start a capture, and then go quit, the save capture file dialog box 
> > > > comes up even if you have not managed to capture any packets.
> > > >
> > > > This seems wrong. We should check the number of packets.
> > > >        
> > > Did you checked the latest CVS?
> > >      
> > OK, I am not sure I was working with the latest CVS. I will check.
> >    
> Well, now I am sure. The latest CVS still has this problem.  
>  
>
> > > I had made a change: if no packets could be captured, the capture file 
> > > is immediately closed again.
> > >
> > > So the situation you describe should never happen!
> > >
> > > What did you *exactly* and what dialog comes up?
> > >      
>
> OK, I did:
>
> 1. Start Ethereal on FreeBSD and click Capture-->Start
>
> 2. Ethered a capture filter that ensures no packets are captured
>
> 3. Clicked OK.
>
> 4. Waited a few seconds and then clicked Stop on the progress window.
>  
At this point, a dialog box should come up: "No packets captured", and 
close the capture immediately again.
So as no file is open after this point, you should have no problem 
quitting the program.

> 5. Click File-->Quit
>
> 6. Up comes the Warning dialog box with Save Capture file before quit 
> message.
>
>  
Well, again my fault!

This was depending, if the "Update list of packets in real time" was 
used or not.

As this will use a different sourcepath when pressing the "Stop" button, 
it just wasn't implemented when this option wasn't used.

I've checked in a bugfix for this.

Please send a short response, if this fixed it on your side too.

Regards, ULFL