Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 3497] New: For invalid filter string, show dfilter_error_m
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From: bugzilla-daemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 07:30:27 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3497

           Summary: For invalid filter string, show dfilter_error_msg on
                    status bar
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: SVN
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Minor
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: yamisoe@xxxxxxxxx



yami <yamisoe@xxxxxxxxx> changed:

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Created an attachment (id=3061)
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show dfilter_error_msg on status bar

Build Information:
Version 1.3.0 (SVN Rev 28513)

Copyright 1998-2009 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled with GTK+ 2.16.1, with GLib 2.20.1, with libpcap 1.0.0, with libz
1.2.3.3, without POSIX capabilities, without libpcre, without SMI, without
c-ares, without ADNS, without Lua, with GnuTLS 2.4.2, with Gcrypt 1.4.1,
without
Kerberos, without GeoIP, without PortAudio, without AirPcap.
NOTE: this build doesn't support the "matches" operator for Wireshark filter
syntax.

Running on Linux 2.6.28-11-generic, with libpcap version 1.0.0, GnuTLS 2.4.2,
Gcrypt 1.4.1.

Built using gcc 4.3.3.

Wireshark is Open Source Software released under the GNU General Public
License.

Check the man page and http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
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Currently when a filter string is invalid, Wireshark only says "Invalid filter"
on the status bar.

I think it would be useful to show dfilter_error_msg as well. Dfilter_error_msg
can be valuable for both developer and end user.


The patch was tested on Linux.


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