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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Windows compilation fails

From: Graham Bloice <graham.bloice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 14:46:47 +0100
On 5 August 2016 at 14:22, Dario Lombardo <dario.lombardo.ml@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Actually I was missing one package. Then I cleaned repo up with git clean -dfx. Now I still don't go to the end but with

Build FAILED.
       "c:\Development\wsbuild64\Wireshark.sln" (default target) (1) ->
       "c:\Development\wsbuild64\copy_qt_dlls.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (14) ->
       "c:\Development\wsbuild64\wireshark.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (42) ->
       "c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (49) ->
       "c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj" (default target) (112) ->
       (ClCompile target) ->
         C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include\algorithm(3050): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_
       t' to 'int', possible loss of data [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj]
         C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include\algorithm(3051): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_
       t' to 'int', possible loss of data [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj]
         C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include\algorithm(3052): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_
       t' to 'int', possible loss of data [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj]
         C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include\algorithm(3053): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_
       t' to 'int', possible loss of data [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj]

       "c:\Development\wsbuild64\Wireshark.sln" (default target) (1) ->
       "c:\Development\wsbuild64\copy_qt_dlls.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (14) ->
       "c:\Development\wsbuild64\wireshark.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (42) ->
       "c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (49) ->
       "c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj" (default target) (112) ->
       (ClCompile target) ->
         C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include\algorithm(3050): error C2220: warning treated as error - no 'object
       ' file generated [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj]
    4 Warning(s)
    1 Error(s)
Time Elapsed 00:00:37.66


What Qt version?  I think I've seen that one before.
 

On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Pascal Quantin <pascal.quantin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Le 5 août 2016 14:34, "Graham Bloice" <graham.bloice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
> On 5 August 2016 at 13:29, Dario Lombardo <dario.lombardo.ml@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I'm trying to compile wireshark on windows, but it fails. I have low skills on windows, so maybe I'm missing something very basic.
>>
>> Any hint? Thank you.
>>
>>
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\Wireshark.sln" (default target) (1) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\docbook\release_notes_html.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (50) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\docbook\release_notes_html.vcxproj" (default target) (102) ->
>>        (CustomBuild target) ->
>>          a2x : error : "xmllint" --nonet --noout --valid "/cygdrive/c/Development/wsbuild64/docbook/release-notes.xml" returned non-zero ex
>>        it status 4 [c:\Development\wsbuild64\docbook\release_notes_html.vcxproj]
>>
>>
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\Wireshark.sln" (default target) (1) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\ui.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (61) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\ui.vcxproj" (default target) (106) ->
>>        (ClCompile target) ->
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\ui\text_import.c(922): error C2065: 'yyscan_t' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\ui.vc
>>        xproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\ui\text_import.c(922): error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'scanner' [c:\Developmen
>>        t\wsbuild64\ui\ui.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\ui\text_import.c(922): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\ui.vcx
>>        proj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\ui\text_import.c(1035): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\ui.vc
>>        xproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\ui\text_import.c(1041): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\ui.vc
>>        xproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\ui\text_import.c(1043): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\ui.vc
>>        xproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\ui\text_import.c(1045): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\ui.vc
>>        xproj]
>>
>>
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\Wireshark.sln" (default target) (1) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\docbook\developer_guide_chm.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (15) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\docbook\developer_guide_chm.vcxproj" (default target) (114) ->
>>        (CustomBuild target) ->
>>          CUSTOMBUILD : I/O error : Attempt to load network entity http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd [c:\Development\ws
>>        build64\docbook\developer_guide_chm.vcxproj]
>>
>>
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\Wireshark.sln" (default target) (1) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\docbook\user_guide_chm.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (63) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\docbook\user_guide_chm.vcxproj" (default target) (111) ->
>>          CUSTOMBUILD : I/O error : Attempt to load network entity http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd [c:\Development\ws
>>        build64\docbook\user_guide_chm.vcxproj]
>>
>>
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\Wireshark.sln" (default target) (1) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\epan\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (18) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\epan\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj" (default target) (116) ->
>>        (ClCompile target) ->
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(216): error C2065: 'yyscan_t' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ep
>>        an\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(216): error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'scanner' [c:\Deve
>>        lopment\wsbuild64\epan\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(216): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\epa
>>        n\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(217): error C2065: 'YY_BUFFER_STATE' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbui
>>        ld64\epan\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(217): error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'in_buffer' [c:\De
>>        velopment\wsbuild64\epan\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(217): error C2065: 'in_buffer' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\e
>>        pan\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(237): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\epa
>>        n\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(245): error C2065: 'in_buffer' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\e
>>        pan\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(245): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\epa
>>        n\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(252): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\epa
>>        n\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(258): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\epa
>>        n\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(321): error C2065: 'in_buffer' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\e
>>        pan\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(321): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\epa
>>        n\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>          C:\Development\wireshark\epan\dfilter\dfilter.c(322): error C2065: 'scanner' : undeclared identifier [c:\Development\wsbuild64\epa
>>        n\dfilter\dfilter.vcxproj]
>>
>>
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\Wireshark.sln" (default target) (1) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj.metaproj" (default target) (44) ->
>>        "c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj" (default target) (113) ->
>>          C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include\algorithm(3050): error C2220: warning treated as error - no 'object
>>        ' file generated (C:\Development\wireshark\ui\qt\display_filter_expression_dialog.cpp) [c:\Development\wsbuild64\ui\qt\qtui.vcxproj]
>>
>>     34 Warning(s)
>>     25 Error(s)
>>
>> Time Elapsed 00:06:33
>>
>>
>>
>
> The docbook errors are due to missing the docbook-xml45 package from Cygwin.
>
> Not sure about the other ones.

As Graham suggested, it's worth double checking that you installed all Cygwin packages listed in the development guide. That's usually where the errors come from.

--
Graham Bloice