Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 7665] New: Wireshark Portable installation does not clean
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From: bugzilla-daemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:14:57 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7665

           Summary: Wireshark Portable installation does not clean up old
                    plugins directories
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.9.x (Experimental)
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Windows Vista
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: bugzilla-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
Version 1.9.0-SVN-44676 (SVN Rev 44676 from /trunk)

Copyright 1998-2012 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled (32-bit) with GTK+ 2.24.10, with Cairo 1.10.2, with Pango 1.30.0, with
GLib 2.32.2, with WinPcap (4_1_2), with libz 1.2.5, without POSIX capabilities,
without libnl, with SMI 0.4.8, with c-ares 1.7.1, with Lua 5.1, without Python,
with GnuTLS 2.12.18, with Gcrypt 1.4.6, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with
PortAudio V19-devel (built Aug 26 2012), with AirPcap.

Running on 32-bit Windows Vista Service Pack 2, build 6002, with WinPcap
version
4.1.2 (packet.dll version 4.1.0.2001), based on libpcap version 1.0 branch
1_0_rel0b (20091008), GnuTLS 2.12.18, Gcrypt 1.4.6, with AirPcap 4.1.1 build
1838,  from the PortableApps U3 device in drive L:.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 build 40219

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When the non-PortableApps version of Wireshark is installed, it removes the old
plugins directory.

When the PortableApps version of Wireshark is installed it creates a new
plugins directory,  but it does not delete the old plugins directories. This
leaves a growing number of unused directories behind taking up space on the
removable drive, unless one periodically cleans out the old directories
manually, especially for those of us who upgrade to the latest development
version nightly.

It would be a nice enhancement to have the PortableApps installer clean out the
old plugins directories when a new version is installed.

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