[Brian Oleksa <oleksab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Olivier (wsgd)

Thank you very much..!! This was indeed the problem.
No wonder it worked on Linux and not Windows :-)

I thought for sure that it was a version mismatch or something.

Thanks again... I really appreciate it. I have been playing with this 
all day.

Brian



wsgd wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Into proto_reg_handoff_helen,
>  you try to fopen("/root/ports", "r"),
>  which certainly fails on windows,
>  so you call exit(1).
>
>
>
> Olivier
>
> Brian Oleksa a �crit :
>   
> > Wiresharkers
> >
> > I have followed these instructions: (I used both of these as one was 
> > more clear than the other on certain tasks).
> > http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/custom_dissector.aspx
> > http://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ChSetupWin32.html
> >
> > I am using:
> >
> > MSVC_VARIANT=MSVC2008EE
> >
> > I then verify_tools, install libraries (nmake -f Makefile.nmake 
> > setup), distclean and build wireshark with *NO *problems.
> >
> > I then test wireshark and it does indeed start up with *NO *problems.
> >
> > I then create my wireshark dissector code, make files etc.*
> > (NOTE: This runs on Linux FC-9 with NO problems. If I take the 
> > attached helen.zip file go to my
> > linux box, do a make install and put the helen.so file in the plugin 
> > directory everything works fine.)
> > *
> >
> >
> > I drop my code in place. C:\wireshark\plugins\helen
> > The name of my wireshark dissector is called helen.
> >
> > From the C:\wireshark\plugins\helen directory I do the following:
> > nmake -f Makefile.nmake distclean
> > nmake -f Makefile.nmake all
> >
> > I have NO errors and it does indeed create a *helen.dll* file. (Which 
> > I believe is what I want).
> >
> > I drop this helen.dll file in the following directory:
> > C:\wireshark\wireshark-gtk2\plugins\1.1.4HELEN-DISSECTOR
> >
> > I start up wireshark (by invoking wireshark.exe) the splash screen 
> > appears for a second than disappears. So it never start up.
> > It does not provide me with a error message.
> >
> > I tried the following work around (click on link below) but had NO luck.
> > http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev/200902/msg00013.html
> >
> > So at this point...I am stuck.
> >
> > Attached is all my code (helen.zip). Again, this same code works on my 
> > fedora core 9 box.
> >
> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Brian Oleksa
> > Software Developer
> > Dark Corner Software
> >
> >
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