On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:09:12AM -0400, Rob MacKenzie wrote:
>
> After looking at the code in tshark.c, I agree with Elvis that it would
> be very easy to add. I might in fact re-compile a custom version that
> does it.
>
> Any objections to adding this to Tshark? I'm still new to the way open
> source projects are managed, is it best to submit a bug report?
I don't think there will be objections to adding a delimiter option. I
think there will be quite a few people happy with it :-)
The best way to go about this is the following:
- create a build environment by following the instructions in
the developers guide (follow the instructions closely if you
will be doing the development on windows)
- download the sources through SVN
- compile the code an verify that it works
- make your changes and recompile
- once satisfied with the result, create a patch file
with 'svn diff'
- create an enhancement request on http://bugs.wireshark.org
and attach your patch file, setting the "review_for_checkin"
flag to "?" so it will show up in the list of patches.
- A core developer will review your code, comment on it if necessary
and apply the patch once approved
Have fun writing your first tshark patch :-)
Cheers,
Sake