Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] This application has failed to start because wiretap-0.3.dll was not found

["Robert Trybis" <rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes! Running from wireshark-gtk2 means the dll is found.
I have managed build the system and capture data.

Thanks
RT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wireshark-dev-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ulf Lamping
> Sent: 12 November 2006 16:59
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] This application has failed to start
because
> wiretap-0.3.dll was not found
> 
> Robert Trybis wrote:
> >
> > Under XP I have built wireshark.exe from release 0.99.4
> >
> > When I try to run the programme I get a popup titled "wireshark.exe
-
> > Unable to Locate Component" with the message
> >
> > "This application has failed to start because wiretap-0.3.dll was
not
> > found. Re-installing the application may fix the problem."
> >
> > I can see copies of wiretap-0.3.dll in three directories;
> >
> > wiretap
> >
> > wireshark-gtk1
> >
> > wireshark-gtk2
> >
> > These appear to have been created by the build, they are all the
same
> > size, and all have the same modification date/time so I am presuming
> > they are identical.
> >
> > How does wireshark locate the dlls?
> >
> > Should the build be registering the dlls?
> >
> > Any ideas how to fix this?
> >
> You need to run wireshark from the wireshark-gtk2 dir, it contains the
> complete environment (dlls and such).
> 
> Regards, ULFL
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