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Re: proto_tree_add_subtree[_format]


From: Alexis La Goutte <alexis.lagoutte () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:42:54 +0200

On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 5:29 AM, Evan Huus <eapache () gmail com> wrote:
On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 10:06 PM, <mmann78 () netscape net> wrote:

I finished the conversion of proto_tree_add_text calls that were acting as
"subtree labels" into proto_tree_add_subtree[_format].  This removed almost
4000 calls in the dissector directory (over 4000 if you include the plugins)
and brings the current total proto_tree_add_text count in the dissector
directory to 5831 (6586 over entire wireshark master trunk).  Of the 5831,
checkAPIs.pl considers 4690 to be "useless". (I believe the criteria being
using printf style arguments and no return value (like when it's intended as
a subtree label)).
Thanks Michael for the big work.. :-)


What about the last ~1000 "not useless" ones? How are they used?


Since "subtree label" is the last "legimate" reason to use
it is no possible to add subtree also with hf field ?

proto_tree_add_text, should it be added as a "soft-deprecated API" to
checkAPIs script?


If there really are no remaining legitimate uses, then +1.
+1


I wasn't sure if that was just being too obnoxious at the moment.  It may
need its own "paragraph" with suggestions on what to use instead (make field
filterable, expert info, subtree label)


Obnoxious would be hard-deprecated :)

How many actual c-files are those remaining add_text elements in? I imagine
the majority of dissectors are now completely "clean" so it wouldn't be too
bad.

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