Re: Removal of Visual Studio solution and project files

[Michael Tuexen <Michael.Tuexen () lurchi franken de>]

On Sep 18, 2013, at 11:05 AM, Graham Bloice <graham.bloice () trihedral com> wrote:

> On 17 September 2013 22:51, Pascal Quantin <pascal.quantin () gmail com> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> why not load directly the executable in Visual as described here: http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Tips ? It 
> works pretty well and does not require an obsolete project file.
>
>
> Le 17/09/2013 23:45, mmann78 () netscape net a écrit :
> > -1 from me.  It's my debugger of choice.  While an integrated solution would be better, I'm okay with the current 
> > project files.  The default solution is nice to add the dissectors/files you're working on/consistently modify for 
> > quick reference.  Outside of the debugger, I realize it is just a glorified text editor, but I'm okay with that.
> >  
>
> The method Pascal describes is always the one I use if debug Wireshark using Visual Studio, although I normally 
> prefer WinDbg. Having an out of date solution file doesn't seem to me to improve debugging in any way at all.
>
> If the CMake build on Windows stuff ever comes to fruition, then Visual Studio users will have a much easier task of 
> building and modifying Wireshark in an environment they're used to, although any new files will have to be added to 
> the CMakeLists.txt rather than the solutions\projects CMake produces.
>
> Personally I think that if the files are to remain, they should be maintained.  If they aren't maintained they should 
> go.
I agree.

Best regards
Michael
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