Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Problem adding new dissector
From: "Luis EG Ontanon" <luis.ontanon@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:21:36 +0200
try:

rm epan/register.c && make


On 9/11/07, Doug Fajardo <dfajardo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi!
>     I am attempting to add a built-in dissector to wireshark (version
> 0.99.6) on linux, and it appears that the build system is not processing
> (i.e.: putting references to the source into the Makefiles) the new
> dissector. The dissector code was originally written and works in
> ethereal-0.10.11. I am guessing that there is a step that I missed in
> setting up the build files. Can anyone tell me what I missed?
>
>   Here's what I did, and what I see:
>
>    (1) Copy packet-pp.c (the dissector) into epan/dissectors.
>
>    (2) Edit Makefile.common and add it to the DISSECTOR_SRC macro. (Yes,
> There are tabs before and after the packet-pp.c text. No, there is no
> associated  *.h file):
>
>         # the dissector sources (without any helpers)
> DISSECTOR_SRC = \
>         packet-bacapp.c         \
>         packet-pp.c             \
>         packet-cops.c           \
>         packet-diameter.c       \
>         packet-ipsec.c          \
>         packet-isup.c           \
>         packet-k12.c            \
>         packet-nbd.c            \
>         packet-sccp.c           \
>         packet-scsi-osd.c       \
>         packet-sctp.c           \
>         packet-ssl-utils.c      \
>         packet-user_encap.c
>
>    (3) Ran configure (no options) at the top level.
>
>   (4) I notice that  epan/dissector/Makefile was built. It does NOT have
> packet.c in it, although all of the other dissectors are present in the
> file. Here is one excerpt from the Makefile - notice that packet-ss.c is
> NOT in this list!
> # the dissector sources (without any helpers)
> DISSECTOR_SRC = \
>         packet-bacapp.c         \
>         packet-cops.c           \
>         packet-diameter.c       \
>         packet-ipsec.c          \
>         packet-isup.c           \
>         packet-k12.c            \
>         packet-nbd.c            \
>         packet-sccp.c           \
>         packet-scsi-osd.c       \
>         packet-sctp.c           \
>         packet-ssl-utils.c      \
>         packet-user_encap.c
>
>   (5) Note that wireshark built and runs normally, except that it doesnt
> have the new protocol dissector.
>
> Thanks in Advance!
> *** Doug
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