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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Installing a new dissector

From: "Maynard, Chris" <Christopher.Maynard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:41:25 -0400
I tried to compile your dissectors on Windows but got the following warnings.  Warnings are treated as errors so you will need to fix the warnings.
- Chris

packet-adh.c
packet-adh.c(84) : error C2220: warning treated as error - no 'object' file gene
rated
packet-adh.c(84) : warning C4101: 'upper_tvb' : unreferenced local variable
packet-adhctl.c
packet-adhctl.c(90) : error C2220: warning treated as error - no 'object' file g
enerated
packet-adhctl.c(90) : warning C4101: 'upper_tvb' : unreferenced local variable
packet-adhctl.c(85) : warning C4101: 'prot_id' : unreferenced local variable
packet-adhctl.c(87) : warning C4101: 'flags' : unreferenced local variable
packet-adhctl.c(88) : warning C4101: 'wrap' : unreferenced local variable
packet-adhctl.c(86) : warning C4101: 'seq' : unreferenced local variable
packet-adhctl.c(81) : warning C4101: 'src_text' : unreferenced local variable
packet-adhctl.c(83) : warning C4101: 'offset_proto' : unreferenced local variabl
e
packet-adhctl.c(79) : warning C4101: 'src_address' : unreferenced local variable

packet-adhctl.c(84) : warning C4101: 'hopcount' : unreferenced local variable
packet-adholsr.c
packet-adholsr.c(165) : error C2220: warning treated as error - no 'object' file
 generated
packet-adholsr.c(165) : warning C4018: '<' : signed/unsigned mismatch
packet-adholsr.c(265) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
packet-adholsr.c(266) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
packet-adholsr.c(267) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
packet-adholsr.c(268) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(268) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(268) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(268) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(286) : error C2065: 'before_tc' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(286) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(286) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(288) : error C2065: 'before_tc' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(288) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(288) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(288) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(290) : error C2065: 'before_tc' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(290) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(290) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(291) : error C2065: 'before_tc' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(291) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(291) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(291) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(295) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(369) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
packet-adholsr.c(372) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
packet-adholsr.c(373) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
packet-adholsr.c(374) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
packet-adholsr.c(375) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(375) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(375) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(375) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(393) : error C2065: 'before_tc' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(393) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(393) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(394) : error C2065: 'before_tc' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(394) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(394) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(394) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(396) : error C2065: 'before_tc' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(396) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(396) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(397) : error C2065: 'before_tc' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(397) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(397) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(397) : error C2065: 'loop' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(401) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier
packet-adholsr.c(402) : error C2065: 'nb_neighbors' : undeclared identifier

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wireshark-dev-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Breno Jacinto
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:43 PM
> To: wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Wireshark-dev] Installing a new dissector
> 
> Hello,
> 
>   I'm trying to install a dissector in wireshark. I'm following the
> steps suggested in the install file, which says to update the
> Makefile.common in epan/dissectors, run autogen.sh, configure and
> recompile wireshark. But it is
> not showing in the Protocol list and traffic is not decoded yet
> (although .lo are present in epan/dissectors)
> 
>   Can anyone give me a hand on this? I'm unsure if it is a problem with
> the dissector code, since it was written for Ethereal (~2006), and now
> I'm trying it on wireshark. Was there any change in the template for
> dissectors?
> 
>    The dissector source is attached.
> 
> thanks in advance,
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