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Porting wireshark dissector from linux to windows machine..??

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I have some wireshark dissectors on linux m/c and i want to port these disscetors to windows m/c... so please tell me the procedure for that..

asked 21 Mar '13, 22:42

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Build-in dissectors or plugin?

(21 Mar '13, 23:57) Jaap ♦

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As dissector code is OS independent, you would just need to compile it on Windows. You have to set up a windows build environment (as described in the README.developer file).

answered 21 Mar '13, 23:59

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edited 22 Mar '13, 03:15

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For detailed information on setting up a Windows build environment see:

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ChSetupWin32.html

(22 Mar '13, 05:29) Bill Meier ♦♦

And follow it to the letter as any deviation will result in problems :-)

(22 Mar '13, 06:52) grahamb ♦

as i am doing ds on Windows XP then also do i have to follow the same steps?

(25 Mar '13, 00:03) neha

Yes. Exactly as written.

(25 Mar '13, 05:05) grahamb ♦

okk.. thank you grahamb.. i will try.. if there will be some problem i will ask again.. ;-)

(25 Mar '13, 22:12) neha