[Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>]

Stefano Pettini wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I've just subscribed to this mailing list, since I'm going to develop 
> few dissectors for reliable multicast transport protocols (mainly ALC, 
> LCT, NORM and, if I have enough time, FLUTE; all of them have a 
> corresponding RFC).
>
> Where should I begin? I've just read the development web page, so I 
> know I should use subversion to checkout the development trunk. Can I 
> commit my modifications? Or should I send you a patch to this mailing 
> list?
>
> Is there any documentation about how to write a dissector?
>
> This is the first time I contribute to an open source project.
> Thanks.

There are two places to start:

the developer's guide from the wiki http://wiki.ethereal.com/Development 
with some basics how to setup the development environment (emphasized on 
win32)

and the file doc/readme.developer in the sources for some more indepth 
information (including howto write a dissector).

Regards, ULFL