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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] why wireshark plugin does not work here - dissector_add_uint

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:38:06 +0800
Hi,

I tried both dissector_add_port() and dissector_add_uint(), but neither works.

I am working on version 1.4.4

anyone can tell me the reason?

Thanks

> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:47:33 +0200
> From: jmayer@xxxxxxxxx
> To: wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] why wireshark plugin does not work here - dissector_add_uint()
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 01:37:27AM +0800, John x wrote:
> > I am working on wireshark 1.7.0 (SVN from /trunk), so the ".so" file generated from "1.7.0" cannot be used on version "1.6.*" as wireshark plugin?
>
> Short answer: correct
> Long answer: plugins are *upward* compatible within a major stable release
> (e.g. 1.4.x, 1.6.x) but not between major stable releases (1.4.x vs 1.6.x).
> Within unstable releases (1.5.x, 1.7.x) the API may change any time, so
> plugins may stop working even within the same major unstable release.
>
> Ciao
> Joerg
> --
> Joerg Mayer <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>
> We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that
> works. Some say that should read Microsoft instead of technology.
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