Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Creating a Wireshark installer with my dissector in it

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Depends on the kind of package you want to create.
Following targets exist:
rpm-package
debian-package

Thanks,
Jaap

On 06/09/2010 10:45 PM, Brian Oleksa wrote:
> Gerald  /  All
>
> I got it to work. This is what I was missing.
>
> 	Add
>
> 		File "..\..\plugins\xxx\xxx.dll"
>
> 	to the list of "File" statements in the "Dissector Plugins"
> 	section in packaging/nsis/wireshark.nsi.
>
>
> *NEXT QUESTION....*
> Can an installer be made for Linux as well...??
>
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
>
>
>
> Gerald Combs wrote:
> > Brian Oleksa wrote:
> >
> > > All
> > >
> > > I have created a wireshark dissector and it works great. When I am out
> > > in the field I like to use this dissector. But first I have to install
> > > wireshark on each laptop then drop my .dll in the plugins directory.
> > > I am just trying to cut out a step and create the installer with my
> > > dissector in place but I cannot get it to work. I can successfully
> > > create the installer... but my dissector is not included in it.
> > >
> > > I have followed the instructions on this site (section 2.2.13).
> > > http://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ChSetupWin32.html
> > >
> > > My checked out wireshark code is in:    c:\wireshark\trunk    and my
> > > plugin is in the plugins directory with all the other plugins:
> > > C:\wireshark\trunk\plugins
> > >
> > > When I run the following
> > >
> > > C:\wireshark\trunk>nmake -f Makefile.nmake packaging
> > >
> > > I get NO errors and it does indeed create the installer in the following
> > > directory    C:\wireshark\trunk\packaging\nsis
> > >
> > > But it does NOT include my dissector when I install it.
> > >
> > > I have edited the Makefile.nmake in the nsis directory to include my
> > > plugins .dll file (but that didn't work)
> > >
> > > I have also edited the Makefile.nmake in the plugins directory to
> > > include my plugins .dll file (but that didn't work either).
> > >
> > > Does anybody know WHY this is not working..??
> >
> > Have you added your plugin to packaging/nsis/custom_plugins.txt?