Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Template for external dissector plugin

[Chris Maynard <Chris.Maynard@xxxxxxxxx>]

Reinhold Kainhofer <lists@...> writes:

> Although most wireshark plugin tutorials tell you to develop
> your plugin inside the wireshark source code,
> it it possible to develop a plugin in a separate directory.
> 
> I have created a simple template and a corresponding
> makefile for cmake to develop a plugin in a separate,
> external directory, link it to the installed wireshark
> library and install it to a wireshark plugin directory.
> 
> You can find the template (and some basic instructions)
> on gitorious:
> 
> https://gitorious.org/wireshark-dissector-template/pages/Home

I haven't looked at the template, but I did just notice bug1199 and thought how
the goals seem to be the same.  Maybe you want to have a look at it and see how
it compares to your template?  Keep in mind that the patch was submitted quite
awhile ago, so it's likely out of date by now.

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1199