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Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] Getting rid of proto_tree_add_*_hidden()

From: Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:14:08 -0400

I ran checkAPIs on the dissectors today and was amazed at how few warnings came out. :-)

One of the things I noticed was there were no warnings about dissectors using the proto_tree_add_*_hidden() functions. I just cleaned up a couple spots the tool missed and Wireshark now compiles fine without those functions.

Any reason not to remove them (and may they RIP)? The only risk I see is that private dissectors/plugins may still use the functions but I'm comfortable with that.