Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] etype_vals[] compile error when adding new Ethernetdissector

["Maynard, Chris" <Christopher.Maynard@xxxxxxxxx>]

etype_vals is of type value_string.  Try including “epan/value_string.h” or “epan/packet.h” before including etypes.h.

 

- Chris

 

 

From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of patrick_horgan@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:24 AM
To: wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Wireshark-dev] etype_vals[] compile error when adding new Ethernetdissector

 

Hi,

 

I’m developing a new Ethernet dissector (as a plugin), but I’m stuck with a compiler error when I #include <epan/etypes.h>:

 

C:\wireshark\wireshark-1.0.5\epan/etypes.h(410) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'etype_vals'

C:\wireshark\wireshark-1.0.5\epan/etypes.h(410) : error C2059: syntax error : ';'

C:\wireshark\wireshark-1.0.5\epan/etypes.h(410) : error C3409: empty attribute block is not allowed

C:\wireshark\wireshark-1.0.5\epan/etypes.h(410) : error C2059: syntax error : ';'

 

Interestingly, this problem is predicted in the developer README:

“Don't use forward declarations of static arrays without a specified size … as some compilers will reject the first of those statements.”

 

I need etypes.h for my new Ethertype, and to call the ethertype() function for handing off to the next dissector. I’m reluctant to change established code in etypes.h and packet-ethertype.c because changes would surely affect other dissectors.

 

Has anyone else experienced this error, or can anyone think of a solution to this compilation problem?

 

Kind regards,
Pat

 

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Patrick Horgan,

Software Developer,

Agilent DNPL Melbourne

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