Fair enough, but before I saw this I had also posted my patch for review:
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2433
Main difference is I used the existing range functions in range.h.
-Andrew
--- "Maynard, Chris" <Christopher.Maynard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I posted a bug report and proposed patch for review already:
> http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2423
>
> - Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew Feren
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 12:48 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] services file and port ranges
>
> I vote to parse the range.
>
> As parsing the range makes it easier to do something I want anyway, I'll
> post
> a patch to the bugs list shortly.
>
> -Andrew
>
>
> --- "Maynard, Chris" <Christopher.Maynard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I noticed that IANA lists a few ports in ranges. For example, x11 is
> > listed as:
> > x11 6000-6063/tcp X Window System
> > x11 6000-6063/udp X Window System
> >
> > But addr_resolv.c:parse_service_line() currently expects entries in
> > services(5) format, i.e., a single port only. So, should IANA be
> > encouraged to change their format to avoid port ranges and comply with
> > the format specified in services(5)? Or, more likely, should the
> > parsing of the services file be changed so that a range of ports is
> > allowed and any port within the range will be returned as the
> > corresponding service name?
> >
> > - Chris
> > References: http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers.
> >
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