Re: why wireshark plugin does not work here - dissector_add_uint()

[John x <xiachangqin66 () hotmail com>]

Hi,

I tried both dissector_add_port() and dissector_add_uint(), but neither works.

I am working on version 1.4.4

anyone can tell me the reason?

Thanks

> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:47:33 +0200
> From: jmayer () loplof de
> To: wireshark-dev () wireshark org
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] why wireshark plugin does not work here  -       dissector_add_uint()
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 01:37:27AM +0800, John x wrote:
> > I am working on wireshark 1.7.0 (SVN from /trunk), so the ".so" file generated from "1.7.0" cannot be used on 
> > version "1.6.*" as wireshark plugin?
>
> Short answer: correct
> Long answer: plugins are *upward* compatible within a major stable release
>    (e.g. 1.4.x, 1.6.x) but not between major stable releases (1.4.x vs 1.6.x).
>    Within unstable releases (1.5.x, 1.7.x) the API may change any time, so
>    plugins may stop working even within the same major unstable release.
>
> Ciao
>         Joerg
> -- 
> Joerg Mayer                                           <jmayer () loplof de>
> We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that
> works. Some say that should read Microsoft instead of technology.
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