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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] ERROR:packet.c:1531:heur_dissector_add: assertion failed: (s

From: Roland Knall <rknall@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 12:28:23 +0100
@Jaap

Normally I would agree, but if you are using 1.6.x and wireshark can
not find it's plug-ins, the message can be thrown by the openSAFETY
dissector. It is fixed in svn, and the fix for 1.6.x is waiting in
bugzilla.

regards,
Roland


On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It's a test that find_heur_dissector_list(name) returns a valid list.
> In this case it returns NULL: you try to add to a subdissector list which
> doesn't exist.
>
> You need to setup the subdissector list before adding to it.
> Note that display filter fields do NOT automagically become a subdissector
> list.
> These are separate namespaces.
>
> Thanks,
> Jaap
>
> On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:11:31 +0100, Marcel Haas wrote:
>
>> Hey
>>
>> If i want to start wireshark i am geting a failur :
>>
>> ERROR:packet.c:1531:heur_dissector_add: assertion failed:
>> (sub_dissectors != NULL)
>> Aborted
>>
>> Somebody know how to fix it ?
>>
>
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