[Brian Oleksa <oleksab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gerald  /  All

I got it to work. This is what I was missing.

	Add

		File "..\..\plugins\xxx\xxx.dll"

	to the list of "File" statements in the "Dissector Plugins"
	section in packaging/nsis/wireshark.nsi.


*NEXT QUESTION....*
Can an installer be made for Linux as well...??


Thanks,
Brian




Gerald Combs wrote:
> Brian Oleksa wrote:
>   
> > All
> >
> > I have created a wireshark dissector and it works great. When I am out 
> > in the field I like to use this dissector. But first I have to install 
> > wireshark on each laptop then drop my .dll in the plugins directory.
> > I am just trying to cut out a step and create the installer with my 
> > dissector in place but I cannot get it to work. I can successfully 
> > create the installer... but my dissector is not included in it.
> >
> > I have followed the instructions on this site (section 2.2.13).
> > http://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ChSetupWin32.html
> >
> > My checked out wireshark code is in:    c:\wireshark\trunk    and my 
> > plugin is in the plugins directory with all the other plugins:   
> > C:\wireshark\trunk\plugins
> >
> > When I run the following
> >
> > C:\wireshark\trunk>nmake -f Makefile.nmake packaging
> >
> > I get NO errors and it does indeed create the installer in the following 
> > directory    C:\wireshark\trunk\packaging\nsis
> >
> > But it does NOT include my dissector when I install it.
> >
> > I have edited the Makefile.nmake in the nsis directory to include my 
> > plugins .dll file (but that didn't work)
> >
> > I have also edited the Makefile.nmake in the plugins directory to 
> > include my plugins .dll file (but that didn't work either).
> >
> > Does anybody know WHY this is not working..??
> >     
>
> Have you added your plugin to packaging/nsis/custom_plugins.txt?
>
>