Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Controlling the location of plugins directory

[Richard van der Hoff <richardv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob Doolittle wrote:
> > It would be good to know if "-P persconf" solves your usecase.
> >   
>
> Yes, I think so, assuming that it controls where
> plugins are found as well as the preferences.
> Wouldn't it have been cleaner to use two options,
> instead of one option plus a string qualifier
> (i.e. "persconf:" vs "persdata:")?

I'll have to defer to Ulf on that. There was no doubt some reasoning 
behind it.

> I
> could perhaps convince the maintainers of the app
> server to build a new version as long as it's from
> the main branch and the branch builds a stable
> app.  Are your -P changes in the main repository
> branch now?

They aren't my changes... but yes, they are.

Cheers,

Richard