Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Using DISSECTOR_SUPPORT_SRC

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Jeremy O'Brien wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a perfectly working dissector, but I wanted to move a very
> large struct I have in it into its own C file. So I moved it (still
> keeping it static)

Keeping it module static? Then there's no visibility outside the module, hence 
you can't link to it.

> , declared an extern to it in the original file, and
> added the new c file to DISSECTOR_SUPPORT_SRC in Makefile.common in my
> plugin's directory. After (re)compiling wireshark, I get an undefined
> symbol error at runtime referencing this moved struct. So I tried
> moving the filename into DISSECTOR_SRC instead, and this also failed
> with the same error. Clearly I am doing something wrong.
>
> Have I missed a necessary file that I need to edit? Or am I going
> about this the completely wrong way?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Jeremy