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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Wireshark's proto_help stuff

From: Alexander Koeppe <format_c@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:07:12 +0200
Am 18.07.2011 16:23, schrieb Joerg Mayer:
> Hello Edgar,
> 
> last year your proto_help code was added to Wireshark. As we are working
> on getting Wireshark to build with GTK3 we do test compiles with some
> additional GTK compile flags. The only decprecated GTK functions left are in
> the menu code and in the proto_help code: The use of GtkItemFactory has to be
> replaced by GtkUIManager. The menu code is being worked on mostly by Anders
> Broman, but he has no interest in porting the proto_help stuff. Right now the
> GtkUIManager stuff is only used by an experimental configure/cmake option,
> but for those using it (still some work to be done) the proto_help stuff
> is currently disabled. Once GtkUIManager becomes the default, proto_help will
> be gone for most users (except those who build their own packages). Would you
> be willing to do the porting?
> For details please see
> gtk/STATUS.GTK3,
> commit r38024,
> http://wiki.wireshark.org/ReplaceDeprecatedGtkGLibFunctionUsage,
> http://wiki.wireshark.org/GoingGTK3
> 
> Thanks
>     Joerg

Hi J�rg,

I'd try to take on this but see <j01u64$ri0$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
Are there any protocol_help files? Is this function used in the past?

Cheers Alex