Re: Inconsistent availability of proto_tree values during the first of two passes

[Paul Offord <Paul.Offord () advance7 com>]

So if I add code to TRANSUM so that it only registers itself when running with Wireshark, would that be acceptable as a 
fix pending the redesign and recoding as you have described below?

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From: wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org] On Behalf Of Guy Harris
Sent: 09 April 2017 21:01
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Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Inconsistent availability of proto_tree values during the first of two passes

On Apr 9, 2017, at 12:48 PM, Paul Offord <Paul.Offord () advance7 com> wrote:
 
> As making the code consistent has been rejected and the tap idea won’t work, where do we go from here?

As somebody said:

> We might also want a way to have taps/"post-"dissectors that act as extensions to particular protocol dissectors - 
> that might be what TRANSUM, and possibly MATE, *really* want to be.)

and as somebody said in

        https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev/201702/msg00082.html

> Alternatively, we could have a set of flags used when post-dissectors are registered, including "this post-dissector 
> needs a protocol tree", and, if there are any active post-dissectors that require a protocol tree, one will be 
> generated.
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