Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] my added dissectors don't appear in the Makefile

[Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fulko Hew wrote:
> Im just wrapping up development on my enhancements and new
> dissectors for wireshark, and while preparing my patch set, I'm
> testing it by applying it to a virgin tarball.
>
> The developer instructions say I just had to add my src files
> to epan/dissectors/Makefile.common, and then I run
> 'configure' and make.
>
> But the resultant epan/dissectors/Makefile doesn't contain
> references (to compile/link) the my dissectors (that I added
> to Makefile.common.  This is driving me NUTS!
>
> I can't figure out why my virgin test case isn't including _my_
> dissectors.  It seems that configure writes the makefile,
> but I can't figure out how/where its done, or whats missing
> that its not doing it right.
>
> (Then again, on my test machine, if I remove my entry from
> Makefile.common, ./configure; make;  my entry isn't removed
> either.)
>
>
> Any clues would be welcome (for my sanity).

Makefile.common + Makefile.am become Makefile.in when you run 'autogen.sh'.

'configure' takes Makefile.in and makes Makefile .

(The source tarballs have already had autogen run on them so they have a 
usable Makefile.in .)

(At least that's my feeble understanding...)