Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] [Potential-patch] Support for latest libxml2 on win32 platforms

[Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>]

Olivier Jacques wrote:

> > Using Diameter dissector with XML definition files on WIN32 platforms
> > doesn't work.
> > It has been reported by several people:
> > http://www.ethereal.com/lists/ethereal-dev/200403/msg00748.html
> > http://www.ethereal.com/lists/ethereal-users/200405/msg00153.html
> > http://www.ethereal.com/lists/ethereal-users/200307/msg00247.html
> The patch attached fixes this issue by removing XML validation against 
> DTD. Please check it in.
>
> It could look radical, but XML validation is not really necessary in 
> our case.
> I also tested the fact that having syntax errors in the dictionary 
> files are still properly detected.
> Tested OK on Debian woody and win32 systems.
>
> For WIN32 system, you have to put the libxml2.dll from 
> http://www.zlatkovic.com/libxml.en.html#binaries in the path where 
> Ethereal can find it. I putted mine in c:\windows\system32\

It should be enough to put the dll into the C:\program files\Ethereal 
dir, as I wouldn't install files in system32, this usually ends up in a 
lot of trouble later on.

Do we want to put the libxml2.dll (or maybe a bit more of that zip) into 
the official release?

Regards, ULFL