Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] win 7 64 bit
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From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:48:58 -0700
Graham Bloice wrote:
>  On 23/09/2010 01:25, oleksab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> My Win XP 32 bit machine died today. I need to replace it ASAP. I
>> developed a wireshark dissector on my dead XP machine. I was able to
>> create a 32 bit my-dissector.dll file.
>>
>> If I get a win7 64 bit OS....can I still create a 32 bit .dll file..??
>> This is important.
>>
>> The answer to this question will determine what machine (32 bit or 64 bit)
>> I will purchase tomorrow.
>>
>> Also...is there any problems with the win7 OS and building wireshark
>> dissectors..? Has anybody successfully built a wireshark dissector using
>> Win7..??
> I haven't tried Win7, but there is no problem doing this in Vista Pro x64.

I frequently build 32- and 64-bit installers on Windows 7 x64 without
any problems. It's helpful to have separate source directories for each
target, although it isn't strictly required. This is one thing that
Visual Studio does well.