... begins with a single step - Lao Tzu
The thousand mile journey has been completed as all proto_tree_add_text calls within the Wireshark source have been converted to a "better" API. Because they have been converted, I think proto_tree_add_text should be removed from the Wireshark API. To me there has been enough notice given and 2.0 looks like a good place to make the clean break (I was worried the conversion wasn't going to be finished in time). Since the mailing list has more eyes than Gerrit, I thought I'd send this notice in case there are objections, which can be handled here or in the patch that removes the API (
https://code.wireshark.org/review/10594/). I am personally not in favor of keeping it around just for third-party dissectors.
convert_proto_tree_add_text.pl will remain and I will gladly answer any questions people have (either email -dev or me directly). The initial description of convert_proto_tree_add_text.pl can be found here:
https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev/201307/msg00073.html. There have been more "features" added since, but the process to follow hasn't changed - run it once to generate the list of proto_tree_add_text calls and its "best guess" at what the conversion should be and then a second pass over the tool's output to do search/replace of the proto_tree_add_text calls with the data provided.