Thanks a lot! The tips link looks very helpful and I'll read through.
I use VS2005 because it was recommended in the developer doc as the
only available FREE complete version.
Thanks,
Joshua
On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Bill Meier <wmeier@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> (Updated to remove junk confusing line at end from previous message).
>
> Bill Meier wrote:
>> Joshua (Shiwei) Zhao wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I just started to try making some changes to the code. I'm using MSVC
>>> 2005 EE as IDE. But since we're compiling/building it using the gcc
>>> tool, can I debug it in MSVC or should I use gdb? How should I start?
>>> I read the online manual for developers but the debug chapter is
>>> empty. I tried to start debugging in MSVC and wireshark did run, but
>>> it didn't break at the breakpoint I set.
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> Joshua
>>
>>
>> Several comments:
>>
>> 1. If possible, it's probably a good idea to use VS2008 EE since that's
>> what is being used for the standard Wireshark Windows builds.
>> (See the developer document).
>>
>> 2. Re:
>> > But since we're compiling/building it using the gcc
>> > tool,
>>
>> I'm not sure what you mean here. The Windows build of Wireshark
>> uses the Microsoft compiler (not the GCC compiler) from the command
>> line (as well as using some cygwin stuff).
>>
>> 3. For debugging using VS see http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Tips
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