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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] General "Noob" Questions

From: Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:19:28 +0100
Hi Shawn,

Just keep on reading. Use any editor you like (VS if you wish), but use
the build instructions as described in the Developer's Guide.

Thanks,
Jaap

On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:20:41 -0500, Shawn Mayer <mayer_sr@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
> I am currently endeavoring to modify/create a Wireshark dissector. I am 
> going to develop on Windows. I have followed the instructions at 
> http://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ChSetupWin32.html 
> successfully. My questions are: where do I go from here? I have 
> programming experience with Java and vb.net, using BlueJ and Visual 
> Studio respectively. It's the jump of getting the Wireshark code into an

> editable form that I am stuck at. What development software would you 
> recommend if not Visual Studio, or how do I open/import it into Visual 
> Studio? I apologize for these stupid questions, and the ones I will 
> undoubtedly ask when I actually start coding.
> 
> Shawn
>