[Bill Meier <wmeier@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff:

Thanks for the heads-up.

I'll change the FAQ to indicate wireshark is the prefix for the temp 
file names.

I'll also put on my ToDo list to have a look-see at changing the temp 
file names as suggested in Bug 1882.

Bill


Jeff Morriss wrote:
> Bug 1882 asks for an even more descriptive temp file name.
>
> Also (as commented in the bug): there's a FAQ question that needs to be 
> updated as a result of the temp file name change.
>
>
> Bill Meier wrote:
> > I've changed the prefix to wireshark (SVN #27992)
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> > Anders Broman wrote:
> > > Because no one changed it since the Ethereal days? 
> > > :-)
> > > /Anders 
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Toralf F�rster
> > > Sent: den 8 april 2009 13:23
> > > To: wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [Wireshark-dev] tmp file naming schema
> > >
> > > I'm wondering why the temp files are named eg. as /tmp/etherXXXX7yuxaS and not with a naming schema like /tmp/wiresharkXXXXXXXXXX ?
> > >
> > > --
> > > MfG/Sincerely
> > >
> > > Toralf F�rster