Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] How to build Wireshark plugin for Windows x64bit platform;

From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:17:14 -0700
On 8/26/10 1:10 PM, Howard Wang wrote:
> Hi, wireshark-dev:
> 
> I developed a wireshark plug-in for decoding some protocols which works
> fine for Windows 32bit installation;   thanks to the detailed build
> environment setup procedures provided in Wireshark development document;
> but unfortunately the procedure is limited only to 32bit.
> 
> I wonder if there is such a document or some existing procedure which
> can allow us to build a plug-in for Windows 64bit platform.

You should set WIRESHARK_TARGET_PLATFORM to "win64" and run
"vcvarsall.bat x86_amd64" as described at
http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Win64.

This should be in the Developer's Guide but hasn't been added yet.