ERROR: The contents of C:\wireshark-win32-libs\current_tag.txt is (unknown). It should be 2011-06-27.

Question

I am developing amf plugin for wireshark in windows.

when i run the following command: nmake -f Makefile.nmake verify_tools

The output is as follows:

C:\wireshark> nmake -f Makefile.nmake verify_tools Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 10.00.40219.01 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ERROR: The contents of C:\wireshark-win32-libs\current_tag.txt is (unknown). It should be 2011-06-27. Checking for required applications: cl: /cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC/BIN/cl link: /cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC/BIN/link nmake: /cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC/BIN/nmake bash: /usr/bin/bash bison: /usr/bin/bison flex: /usr/bin/flex env: /usr/bin/env grep: /usr/bin/grep /usr/bin/find: /usr/bin/find perl: /usr/bin/perl C:\Python27\python.exe: /cygdrive/c/Python27/python.exe sed: /usr/bin/sed unzip: /usr/bin/unzip wget: /usr/bin/wget Can't find: mt ERROR: These application(s) are either not installed or simply can't be found in the current PATH: /cygdrive/c/Python27:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VSTSDB/Deploy:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/Common7/IDE:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Stu dio 10.0/VC/BIN:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/Common7/Tools:/cygdrive/c/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319:/cygdrive/c/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v3.5:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/MicrosoftVisual Studio 10.0/VC/VCPackages:/cygdrive/c/PlatformSDK/bin/NETFX 4.0 Tools:/cygdrive/c/PlatformSDK/bin:/usr/bin:/cygdrive/c/Windows/system32:/cygdrive/c/Windows:/cygdrive/c/WindowsWbem:/cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Hewlett-HP ProtectTools Security Manager/Bin:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Intel/DMIX:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Intel/Services/IPT:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft/Web Platform Installer:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft SQL Server/100/Tools/Binn:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/100/Tools/Binn:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/100/DTS/Binn:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft ASP.NET/ASP.NET Web Pages/v1.0:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/110/Tools/Binn:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft Windows Performance Toolkit:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/TortoiseSVN/bin:/usr/bin:/cygdrive/c/wireshark-win32-libs/gtk2/bin:/cygdrive/c/bin:/cygdrive/c/wireshark-win32-libs/zlib125. For additional help, please visit: http://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ChSetupWin32.html

NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'c:\cygwin\bin\bash.EXE' : return code '0x1'

how should i fix it

Accepted Answer

Your configuration (in config.nmake) doesn't seem to be set correctly. You appear to have VS 2010 installed (from the path) but verify_tools is looking for mt.exe, the manifest tool.

According to my reading of config.nmake, mt.exe is only required for VS 2005 and 2008. This is set by checking the config.nmake entry for the compiler to use.

The compiler to use is set by by the MSVC_VARIANT variable, e.g. MSVC_VARIANT=MSVS2010.

If you have strictly followed the developers guide you should have set this entry as part of step 2.2.5.2.c