Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Gaining access to ff_pa_action_codes_ext from other protocol
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From: Richard Sharpe <realrichardsharpe@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 13:15:36 -0700
On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 3:09 AM Peter Wu <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jun 03, 2020 at 11:17:01AM -0700, Richard Sharpe wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Some protocols define status values etc in terms of 802.11.
> >
> > I am trying to get the latest changes for IEEE1905 into Wireshark and
> > have an issue where one or more dissector functions needs access to
> > ff_pa_action_codes_ext.
> >
> > What is the best way to handle this?
> >
> > 1. Make it non static and allow the linker to deal with it?
>
> This is common. If it is just within the libwireshark (epan/) library,
> you do not even need WS_DLL_PUBLIC or similar. Either declare it through
> a header, or use 'extern value_string_ext ff_pa_action_codes_ext;' in
> both the user and provider.

OK, so it seems this is an acceptable solution then. I was just checking.

-- 
Regards,
Richard Sharpe
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