Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 11944] libwireshark too big

Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:57:29 +0000

changed bug 11944


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Comment # 8 on bug 11944 from
(In reply to Anders Broman from comment #1)
> For embedded use dumpcap, tshark or tcpdump might be a better option to
> produce a capture file and view it offline with Wireshark.
> 
> We moved away from plugins so reintroducing them probably won't happen.
> 
> Some one proposed to group dissectors in the makefiles to make it possible to
> build a striped down version with only essential dissectors but I think it
> would be difficult to get consensus on "essential".

That makes sense to me: People who need a smaller version of libwireshark have
to compile the code themselves.

I am using a number of the obscure protocols and I consider it absolutely
essential that in the default version which we're shipping, all protocols are
included.

As of today, I can send captures of rarely used protocols to others and they
can install the standard version and open my files.


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