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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Compiling under MSVC 6.0 - simple Q, clear cut A ?

From: Brian Vandenberg <phantal@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 08:52:06 -0700

vs7 is a lot smarter at handling breakpoints than vs6 is, but it alsowon't automatically understand that an open .c file in your environmenthas symbols that match up with the symbols referenced in the symbolswithin a binary that's being debugged because it doesn't understand thesymbol format used to compile those binaries. That's the trouble I raninto with vs7 and vs8, hence i'm using vs6.


-Brian

Douglas Pratley wrote:

It’s the .pdb files that it needs – they should have been createdwhen the file was compiled. Is this a dynamically loaded plugin, or astatically linked object? MSVC 6 can be a bit rubbish at puttingbreakpoints in dynamically loaded code.

If you have MSCV 7.0 installed, you could try debugging under that –it seems to be a lot smarter about breakpoints (still build usingMSVC 6.0; the debug symbols are compatible).

Alternatively, there is a gratuitous hack that you can try if nothingelse works.


At the head of the file you want to stop in, put:

#define _DEBUG

#include <crtdbg.h>

Where you want to stop, put:

_CrtDbgBreak();

Compile it up (if this fails, then I’d give up on this idea – itworks for me in TShark where I tried it), then run in the debugger.


This will trigger a Win32 assert, and drop you into the debugger.

Obviously, don’t leave this in release code!

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*From:* wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Sleep Less

*Sent:* 01 December 2006 11:55
*To:* Developer support list for Wireshark

*Subject:* Re: [Wireshark-dev] Compiling under MSVC 6.0 - simpleQ,clear cut A ?

Well not quite - the compiler still disables breakpoint in thedissector, as it fails to see

the (symbolic) connection. Methinks you need .bsc files for that,which MSVC generates when you compile from the IDE, but apprentlynmake does not.


any ideas?

*/Douglas Pratley <Douglas.pratley@xxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:

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[mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *SleepLess

    *Sent:* 01 December 2006 11:42
    *To:* Developer support list for Wireshark
    *Subject:* Re: [Wireshark-dev] Compiling under MSVC 6.0 - simple
    Q,clear cut A ?

    Thanks. Done all the wiki recommendations. I can now single/step
    debug main.c,

    but as you can imagine, my interest lies deep in one of the
    dissectors - e.g. packet-h263.c etc. How to I get to the situation
    I can single step through those?

    thanks

    */Douglas Pratley <Douglas.pratley@xxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:

        [Apologies if this message appears twice - I am having some
        trouble persuading exchange to be consistent about which SMTP
        address it uses for outgoing email, and my first try bounced
        as a non-menber]

        The wiki tips page has a couple of useful sections on
        debugging and setting up browse info for MSVC.

        http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Tips

        I’ve also done it by creating a dummy static library project
        and using Wireshark as the “program” under the debug settings
        (useful for putting a breakpoint in start-up code).

        Cheers

        Doug

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        *From:* wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of
        *Sleep Less
        *Sent:* 01 December 2006 10:36
        *To:* Developer support list for Wireshark
        *Subject:* Re: [Wireshark-dev] Compiling under MSVC 6.0 -
        simple Q,clear cut A ?

        Hi,

        thanks for the willingness to assist.

        I did one thing : created an empty directory
        c:\wireshark-win32-libs

        and then ran the nmake -f makefile.nmake all

        with no further problems whatsoever.

        Since my install was a "clean" one (no previous wireshark
        builds etc.)

        I guess this may happen to others as well.

        If I may, one other short Q - the manual does not specify how
        I can use the MSVC IDE

        to debug wireshark, which was my main reason for building it.

        Is there a way to do that?

        thanks



        */Anders Broman <a.broman@xxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:

            Hi,
            What version are you trying to build?
            What does the line
            DOWNLOAD_PREFIX
            In the file tools/win32-setup.sh say?
            BR
            Anders

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            [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] För Sleep Less
            Skickat: den 1 december 2006 09:43
            Till: Developer support list for Wireshark
            Ämne: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Compiling under MSVC 6.0 -
            simple Q,clear cut A ?

            Hi,
            I have faithfully followed the Cygwin/packages
            installation, done the
            distclean and verify_tools stages. At the setup stage I
            get an error at the
            glib part:
            bash tools\win32-setup.sh --appverify cl link nmake bash
            bison flex env grep /usr/bin/find perl env python sed
            unzip wget
            Checking for required applications:
            cl: /cygdrive/d/PROGRA~1/MICROS~1/VC98/BIN/cl
            link: /cygdrive/d/PROGRA~1/MICROS~1/VC98/BIN/link
            nmake: /cygdrive/d/PROGRA~1/MICROS~1/VC98/BIN/nmake
            bash: /usr/bin/bash
            bison: /usr/bin/bison
            flex: /usr/bin/flex
            env: /usr/bin/env
            grep: /usr/bin/grep
            /usr/bin/find: /usr/bin/find
            perl: /usr/bin/perl
            env: /usr/bin/env
            python: /cygdrive/c/ibmtools/python22/python
            sed: /usr/bin/sed
            unzip: /usr/bin/unzip
            wget: /usr/bin/wget
            ****** glib-2.6.6.zip ******

No HTTP proxy specified (http_proxy and HTTP_PROXY areempty).Downloading gtk2.6/glib-2.6.6.zip into , installing intoglib


            ERROR: Can't find glib
            So while I fully believe it "cleanly" works for many,
            obviously there is
            something missing in the manual.
            Any tips would be much appreciated.
            Thanks

            Anders Broman wrote:
            Hi,
            And note that Wireshark can't be built "without the other
            tools"
            on any system.
            BR
            Anders

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            [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] För Jaap Keuter
            Skickat: den 30 november 2006 22:16
            Till: Developer support list for Wireshark
            Ämne: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Compiling under MSVC 6.0 -
            simple Q, clear cut A ?

            Hi,

            Just faithfully follow the developer guides guidelines on
            setting up your
            development environment, including cygwin and its tools,
            as well gathering
            the libraries.

            Tried it a couple of times, never failed on me.

            Thanx,
            Jaap

            On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Sleep Less wrote:

            > Hi All,
            > from Andre Martin's recent (Nov 2) posting it is not
            clear to me if
            Wireshark
            > can be indeed compiled under MSVC 6.0 in a hassle free
            manner?
            > The developers doc is really partial, e.g on page 24
            section 2.6.2 the
            nmake example
            > seems to give an example of a failure, not of the correct
            usage.
            > Also instruction on how to run wireshark on MSVC6
            debugger (2.5.3) are
            missing.
            > So I'd be most appreciative on anyone who has done it can
            give a short
            description of what it involves.
            > Initial system is assumed to be a "clean" MSVC 6.0, no
            other tools,
            Windows XP SP2.
            > thanks,
            > Haim
            >
            >
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  - From: Brian Vandenberg

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