Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Windows build failing on register.c

[Bill Meier <wmeier@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Charles Kristofek wrote:
> Yes, I ran setup and distclean before make.  I followed every step from the
> link provided and had the same result.
>
> Anyone know what is peculiar about register.c to cause these errors?
>
> register.c
>
> register.c(7) : error C2059: syntax error : 'type'
>
> register.c(7) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'

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>         cd ..
>
>         cd codecs
>
>         "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\nmake.exe" /
>
>             -f Makefile.nmake
>
>  
>
> Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 9.00.30729.01
>
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
>
>  
>
> 'codecs.lib' is up-to-date

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1. Please show us a bit of the register.c file  in the epan\dissectors 
directory: maybe that will give a hint as to what's going on.

2. Just so I'm clear: Is it correct that when you do distclean & etc and 
then do an nmake that all the sources compile OK until the make reaches 
register.c ?