https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7639
--- Comment #24 from Michal Labedzki <michal.labedzki@xxxxxxxxx> 2012-08-22 10:35:43 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #22)
> (In reply to comment #21)
> > Michael, do not you like Bluetooth?
>
> I have nothing against Bluetooth, I just don't see why it should be treated
> special from every other dissector. Occasionally you're see a "my dissector is
> different and special", when it's not. Because a single dissector (or two) is
> the focus of the developer, they don't see the big picture.
Ok. There are two things in my patches:
1. Move of Bluetooth dissectors to specific directory:
epan/dissectors/bluetooth/
Why? To speed developing, I hope other developers do the same with other
logical groups like: USB, modem/GSM, "files headers"(these dissectors are not
protocols, but are very useful, for example packet-image-png.c, XMLs..), etc.
This helps find interesting dissector by developers, in particular new
developers, because there is thousand of files, so need spend some time. For
example I know about Bluetooth dissectors named "packet-bt*", unfortunately not
all are Bluetooth, but... packet-hci* is Bluetooth too, but I see that much
later...
By the way... directory with 1000 files is slow too... (GUI?)
2. Build Bluetooth dissectors as plugins, but only for developers. The
intention is only
to speed dissector's build/test time, because there are many things to fix.
When I start fixing it, I was very sad, because building costs are too big.
I guess
this discourages new developers to changing anything in Wireshark.
Of course you may not use my way of pluginizing. But better if developers
have
this tool then each one do the same manually.
Purpose: get more people involved in Bluetooth in Wirehark.
If 1 or 2 is the problem, please tell me. I hope 2 is not the problem, because
this nothing important change, but it is helpful.
Summary: there will be no any Bluetooth plugins build with Wireshark. Plugins
can be contain in source (or not, personally I do not want to add any
dissectors as plugins, without review process) as not fully approved by
community, but enough good for using (build manually).
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