Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Re: [Ethereal-cvs] cvs commit: ethereal/plugins plugin_api_list.c

[Tomas Kukosa <tomas.kukosa@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lars Roland wrote:

> Guy Harris schrieb:
>
> > Tomas Kukosa said:
> >
> > > It is necessary to update the plugin_api.h file too.
> > > Without that change it can not be compiled on Windows.
> >
> >
> >
> > Checked in.
> >
> > Are we ready to build libethereal.dll, and install it, on Windows, and 
> > get
> > rid of the plugin API table stuff, so that we only have to update
> > epan/libethereal.def when a new function has to be exported to plugins?
>
>
> We would have to drop support for building ethereal without 
> libethereal.dll on Windows as libethereal.dll is required by the 
> plugins, when building without the old API.
> This would be OK for me. What do other MSVC users think?

It is OK for me too. I already use it in my plugin.
I would leave the plugin API table in current state without changes in future.
I.e. if somebody has an old plugin he can recompile it for newer Ethereal without changes.

> Anyway, before we can get rid of the plugin API table, we have to patch 
> all plugins to make them able to use libethereal.dll. Currently only the 
> mgcp plugin has support for it and it isn't used by default.
>
> Unfortunately I don't have any time to work on ethereal right now. :( 
> However I think this can wait.

I can start making changes for all plugins.

> Regards,
> Lars
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ethereal-dev mailing list
> Ethereal-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.ethereal.com/mailman/listinfo/ethereal-dev