Source code cannot be compiled successfully

Question

Source code can no be compiled successful in linux,the error is in the following, who can help me to deal with it,and ido not know what the reason is.thanks!

mate_runtime.c: In function 'destroy_mate_pdus':
mate_runtime.c:64: warning: implicit declaration of function 'g_slice_free'
mate_runtime.c:64: error: expected expression before 'mate_max_size'
mate_runtime.c: In function 'destroy_mate_gops':
mate_runtime.c:81: error: expected expression before 'mate_max_size'
mate_runtime.c: In function 'destroy_mate_gogs':
mate_runtime.c:99: error: expected expression before 'mate_max_size'
mate_runtime.c: In function 'new_gop':
mate_runtime.c:175: warning: implicit declaration of function 'g_slice_new'
mate_runtime.c:175: error: expected expression before 'mate_max_size'
mate_runtime.c:175: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
mate_runtime.c: In function 'new_gog':
mate_runtime.c:239: error: expected expression before 'mate_max_size'
mate_runtime.c:239: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
mate_runtime.c: In function 'new_pdu':
mate_runtime.c:710: error: expected expression before 'mate_max_size'
mate_runtime.c:710: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
mate_runtime.c: In function 'mate_analyze_frame':
mate_runtime.c:881: error: expected expression before 'mate_max_size'
mate_runtime.c:892: error: expected expression before 'mate_max_size'
make[3]: *** [mate_runtime.lo] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/data/webroot/tshark/wireshark-1.6.7/plugins/mate'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/data/webroot/tshark/wireshark-1.6.7/plugins'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/data/webroot/tshark/wireshark-1.6.7'
make: *** [all] Error 2

Answer 1

Wireshark 1.6 and later require a version of GLib that supports "memory slices", which means it requires GLib 2.10 or later; you probably have an older version of GLib.

There's a bug in 1.6's configure script, in that it doesn't check to make sure you have GLib 2.10 or later, it checks for GLib 2.4 or later.

You would either have to upgrade the GLib (and GTK+) on your system, or try building Wireshark 1.4.12 instead.