Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] How to change the version string
From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:53:42 -0800
Martin d Anjou wrote:
>>> What is the right place to change the version string?
>> Then, run "perl make-version.pl -p". This will update config.nmake and
>> configure.in with your package name modifications. Running the script without
> 
> What if it is not on an SVN build? Can set
> 
> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(wireshark,1.0.4-mypatch-blah-blah)?

Sure. (Assuming you're not on Windows, which uses config.nmake)