Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Warnings when loading preferences
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From: Anders Broman <anders.broman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 15:38:17 +0200
 

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From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stig Bjørlykke
Sent: den 1 augusti 2012 15:06
To: Developer support list for Wireshark
Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Warnings when loading preferences

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Anders Broman <anders.broman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Is it worth it when you can just resave your preferences?
>
>The user may have several profiles with different settings, and will have to update all profiles with new 
>settings again.
>I think we should try preserving the preferences instead of giving warnings.
>
>We also mark removed dissector preferences
>(prefs_register_obsolete_preference) and protocols
>(prefs_register_protocol_obsolete) as obsolete.

And as a consequence we have a few of these cluttering up the code, should those live forever or
Can the be removed after a suitable amount of time?


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Stig Bjørlykke
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