Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Debugging WireShark / Visual 2008 / XP

[Bill Meier <wmeier@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pat Saunders wrote:
> Hi,
>
>             I am using Microsoft Visual 2008 : winXP
>
>             I have added a small plug-in but when I start Wireshark.exe 
> it crashes with a fault address in libwireshark.dll.
>
>             I am 75% sure this is due to my plug-in (When I take my 
> plug-in out it starts most of the time).
>
>             My Question is how do I go about debugging the WireShark.exe 
> to find out where the fault address crash is ??
>
> (1)      – Are there any log files or debugging info .??
>
> (2)      – Do I use the Visual 2008 debugger – if so, Do I need to 
> compile in debug mode ??
>
>  
>
> I am not very familiar with Visual 2008 – so any tips would be appreciated
>
>  

See "Using MSVC++ for debugging" under 
http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Tips.

It's also worthwhile to spend a little time familiarizing yourself
with the various VS debugging windows and function keys (F5, F10, F11, etc).