Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] What are nmake commands required to builddissector

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

You can look up all this info in:
1. Developer guide
2. doc/README.plugin

Thanx,
Jaap

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, Hal Lander wrote:

> That was a big help.
> To use a plugin dll is the only thing required that the dll file is in
> wireshark-gtk2\plugins\0.99.4 ?
>
> The toplevel Makefile.nmake seems to explicitly copy each plugin, and I
> could edit the nmake file to include mine, but I want to be sure I am not
> missing something else.
>
> The toplevel Makefile.nmake has a section near the bottom which does the
> copies, here is an extract;
>
> 	if not exist $(INSTALL_DIR)\plugins\$(VERSION) mkdir
> $(INSTALL_DIR)\plugins\$(VERSION)
> 	xcopy ".\plugins\acn\acn.dll" $(INSTALL_DIR)\plugins\$(VERSION) /d
> 	xcopy ".\plugins\agentx\agentx.dll" $(INSTALL_DIR)\plugins\$(VERSION) /d
> 	xcopy ".\plugins\artnet\artnet.dll" $(INSTALL_DIR)\plugins\$(VERSION) /d
> 	xcopy ".\plugins\asn1\asn1.dll" $(INSTALL_DIR)\plugins\$(VERSION) /d
> 	xcopy ".\plugins\ciscosm\ciscosm.dll" $(INSTALL_DIR)\plugins\$(VERSION) /d
> 	xcopy ".\plugins\docsis\docsis.dll" $(INSTALL_DIR)\plugins\$(VERSION) /d
> 	xcopy ".\plugins\enttec\enttec.dll" $(INSTALL_DIR)\plugins\$(VERSION) /d
> 	xcopy ".\plugins\giop\coseventcomm.dll" $(INSTALL_DIR)\plugins\$(VERSION)
> /d
>
> Hal
>
>
> >From: "Bill Florac" <bill.florac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> ><wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "Developer support list for Wireshark" <wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] What are nmake commands required to
> >builddissector
> >Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:12:20 -0600
> >
> >If you are building on 0.99.4 the DON'T cut and hack the make file.
> >Simply edit the Makefile.common file by adding your plug-in name at the
> >top and putting the source and includes where indicated:
> >--------------------------------
> ># the name of the plugin
> >PLUGIN_NAME = foo
> >
> ># the dissector sources (without any helpers)
> >DISSECTOR_SRC =           \
> >	foo.c
> >
> ># corresponding headers
> >DISSECTOR_INCLUDES =	  \
> >	foo.h
> >--------------------------------
> >
> >You then should modify the moduleinfo.h file replacing the define for
> >yours. You might also want to adjust the version (shows up in About):
> >--------------------------------
> >#define PACKAGE "foo"
> >#define VERSION "0.0.1"
> >--------------------------------
> >
> >You can also modify the AUTHORS and ChangeLog files:
> >--------------------------------
> >Authors :
> >Hal Lander <hlander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >--------------------------------
> >
> >Compile the file from the same directory as the plugin (foo)
> >Here is the batch file I call from my editor
> >--------------------------------
> >@echo off
> >call VCVARS32.BAT
> >echo Make...
> >nmake -f Makefile.nmake
> >echo.
> >if not errorlevel 1 goto pass1
> >echo
> >************************************************************************
> >********
> >goto done
> >:pass1
> >echo Make OK
> >echo Copy...
> >copy /y foo.dll ..\0.99.4\foo.dll > nul
> >if not errorlevel 1 goto pass2
> >echo
> >************************************************************************
> >********
> >goto done
> >:pass2
> >echo Copy OK
> >:done
> >--------------------------------
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >[mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hal Lander
> >Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 9:13 AM
> >To: wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [Wireshark-dev] What are nmake commands required to build
> >dissector
> >
> >I have cut an pasted the Windows Makefile.nmake below from the developer
> >guide.
> >My dissector is the sample one from the guide, and I have stuck with the
> >name foo.
> >I think I have followed the edits in README.plugins correctly, but I am
> >not familiar with nmake and I get lost at section 4.
> >
> >My questions are;
> >1. What command do I type at the command line to build the dissector
> >dll, and which directory should I be in when I type it ( I only want to
> >build the disssector as a plugin, I have built Wireshark from the source
> >and it works). ?
> >2. To get Wireshark to use the new dissector do I just need to put the
> >dll where the other dissector dlls are i.e. in
> >wireshark-gtk2\plugins\0.99.4 ?
> >
> >TIA
> >Hal
> >
> >include ..\..\config.nmake
> >############### no need to modify below this line #########
> >CFLAGS=/DHAVE_CONFIG_H /I../.. /I../../wiretap $(GLIB_CFLAGS) \
> >/I$(PCAP_DIR)\include -D_U_="" $(LOCAL_CFLAGS)
> >LDFLAGS = /NOLOGO /INCREMENTAL:no /MACHINE:I386 $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS)
> >!IFDEF ENABLE_LIBWIRESHARK
> >LINK_PLUGIN_WITH=..\..\epan\libwireshark.lib
> >CFLAGS=/DHAVE_WIN32_LIBWIRESHARK_LIB /D_NEED_VAR_IMPORT_ $(CFLAGS)
> >OBJECTS=foo.obj
> >foo.dll foo.exp foo.lib : $(OBJECTS) $(LINK_PLUGIN_WITH)
> >link -dll /out:foo.dll $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LINK_PLUGIN_WITH) \
> >$(GLIB_LIBS)
> >!ENDIF
> >clean:
> >rm -f $(OBJECTS) foo.dll foo.exp foo.lib *.pdb
> >distclean: clean
> >maintainer-clean: distclean
> >