Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] ERROR:packet.c:1531:heur_dissector_add: assertion failed: (sub_dissectors != NUL

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>]

@Roland

Well, he didn't provide much context, so him writing to -dev leaded me 
to believe he's hacking himself.
We just won't know until he tells us.

PS: what's the bug number for the bugzilla entry regarding this issue?

Thanks,
Jaap

On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 12:28:23 +0100, Roland Knall wrote:

> @Jaap
>
> Normally I would agree, but if you are using 1.6.x and wireshark can
> not find it's plug-ins, the message can be thrown by the openSAFETY
> dissector. It is fixed in svn, and the fix for 1.6.x is waiting in
> bugzilla.
>
> regards,
> Roland
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Jaap Keuter wrote:
>
> > Hi, It's a test that find_heur_dissector_list(name) returns a valid
> > list. In this case it returns NULL: you try to add to a subdissector
> > list which doesn't exist. You need to setup the subdissector list
> > before adding to it. Note that display filter fields do NOT
> > automagically become a subdissector list. These are separate
> > namespaces. Thanks, Jaap On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:11:31 +0100, Marcel
> > Haas wrote:
> >
> > > Hey If i want to start wireshark i am geting a failur :
> > > ERROR:packet.c:1531:heur_dissector_add: assertion failed:
> > > (sub_dissectors != NULL) Aborted Somebody know how to fix it ?